Chapter 693: regret

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A melodious whistle echoed in the sky, looking at the rough sea, everyone on the ship had a deep sense of powerlessness and fear of the future. The ship at their feet didn't even have a name. The crew kindly called it "317", and it wasn't a passenger ship, but a cargo ship modified for transportation.
As a German family living in the United States for a long time, the Kohler family has a small company in New York, USA. The outbreak of war has affected the US economy. Their family has not been affected by luck, so it can be said that 11 Before the 20th of the month, the World War seemed to be very, very far away from the Kohler family.
However, just yesterday, the United States began to expel people of German descent, and as an interim agreement between the two sides to declare war, the civilians between the two countries will be free to leave Hong Kong for one month. The two sides must not attack the transport ships that evacuated the civilians. So for several days, the dock was full of Germans who were leaving the United States, carrying large suitcases, and carrying a family of children waiting for ships from the motherland.
With good luck, you can board the US evacuation vessel to Germany for a little money. Those vessels are all passenger ships, which are high-end and powerful, so most rich people and people with roads take the kind of The ship left the United States. If the map is cheap and there is no way out, then you have to wait for ships from Germany to greet you.
The hasty declaration of war disrupted the ordinary lives of German-Americans in the United States. They were asked not to take away more than 10,000 US dollars in cash, or to carry any industrial-related equipment and drawings, and the patents of these German-Americans will no longer be in the future. Under the protection of the law, those who are willing to stay in the United States must also live together and accept the supervision and inspection of the United States security department.
This made the Germans who have lived in the United States for many years feel humiliated, and more people are worried about their lives and future social status, so many Germans finally chose to leave and hold long spears held by American soldiers. Line up the queue and board the place where they lived for decades.
Moving away from their hometowns, these Germans did not have a good impression of the great head of the motherland. They lost their jobs, lost their income, and even lost a large part of their property, because the head of the distant land did not know what madness they were pumping. The United States declared war. Many people do not care about the bombing of Romania by the United States. Letting them understand the importance of oil fields to Germany is better than letting them discuss what to eat for lunch.
And when the transport ships from the motherland came to carry them away, everyone even felt a strong sense of repulsion towards the motherland with little impression. The large transport ship is obviously used to transport goods. The temporary hammock is very simple. Even the private space is not partitioned out. Everyone ’s luggage is also thrown under their feet. If you do n’t look good, it is estimated that it will not take a few hours. You will lose everything.
Compared with the U.S. ships that shuttle their own expatriates, these transport ships from Germany are almost indistinguishable from thatched awnings. It has to be said that the Germans have no advantage at least at sea compared to the nautical powers of the United States and the United Kingdom. The power has been filled into the navy. As for civilian ships, there are really not too many.
With the defeat of the British mainland, the number of British civilian ships fleeing to Canada was huge, and these ships were basically useless, and they did not dare to go south into the control of the German navy, so they could only idle or sell them to Americans, so There are so many passenger ships that the United States can handle that it is unimaginable.
On November 20th, the Axis Powers Group, led by Germany, declared war on the United States in an all-round way. After only ten minutes, the United States also declared war on the Axis Powers. It took only a dozen hours for both sides to enter the war state from neutral Time, and this time has to start from the United States attack on the Romanian oil field. Therefore, most of the expatriates on both sides did not have time to evacuate, and as a result, a bizarre incident occurred when the two sides exchanged expatriates. Later, historians like to set the actual war between the two sides as December 20, because the two sides really cut off the replacement of the diaspora on that day, and officially started the war.
The big guys opened their mouths, and the little guys broke their legs. This sentence can be said to be a very correct description at any time. Following the war of Akado, Germany then began to organize transport ships to the United States to replace the expatriates. However, compared with the large US fleet, the Germans were much more shabby, and most of them were temporarily drawn out older ships. In the old Hercules transport ship, passenger ships have only a few parts.
Therefore, compared with the evacuation fleet dominated by American cruise ships and passenger ships, the German transport ships can be said to be tattered. It is also because they have seen the luxury of the United States and the shabby of Germany. These Germans who have not yet set foot on German territory The personnel began to despair and pessimism, and even regretted their decision to leave the United States and return to the motherland.
The only thing that is gratifying is that the old German Hercules transport ship hull is relatively large, although the speed is average, but there is still a good performance in terms of resistance to wind and waves, plus the tonnage of the Hercules transport ship is not small, so although life The conditions are very poor, but somehow relieve the pain of some seasickness personnel.
Such an old Hercules transport ship, which is slightly old, can be seen from the staircase with its hollow metal welding, and the handrails covered with mottled rust. This ship has been from the moment of its birth Wandering on the sea, as far as possible to transport a variety of production materials for its motherland. Some iron bars have been twisted and deformed, but it can still be seen that the simple and practical thick design style of this ship.
"This is a good ship. If it's not a luck, I think it must be more competent." Even though the weather in the North Atlantic in November is already very cold, Kohler still prefers to stand than the dull cabin Blowing the icy sea breeze on the deck, although equally uncomfortable, is more to Kohler's personal appetite.
The German captain stood on a short deck outside the cab, holding a telescope in one hand, and was surprised when he heard Kohler ’s standard German, and then replied politely:
Your German is very good. Few people are willing to enjoy the pleasure of sailing by blowing the sea breeze. You are a good sailor by nature. "
Kohler wanted to scold the head, and then told the captain who talked to himself, if it were not for the to declare war with the United States, he was still lying in a comfortable bed and had a happy weekend with his wife and children! However, in order to continue the conversation, he certainly would not speak that way. After all, he was a businessman. The topic of the two quickly turned to the insignificant direction of the weather.
Just when the two had a little gossip, at a distance on the sea level, an American destroyer was turning his bow and heading in the direction of the German Hercules transport ship. The 127mm cannon on the bow of the ship looked majestic. The sharp bow cut the icy water and turned up beautiful white waves.
On the bridge of the American destroyer, the captain of the American destroyer was very satisfied with the prey he found. He was ordered to maintain order in the nearby marginal waters, and he understood this task as being able to rob some unarmed German transport ships along the way- Thousands of German-American diasporas were carried on board, and threatening people could almost extort one hundred and eighty thousand. This kind of errand would definitely make the colleagues envious of drooling.
So under the watch of the German captain, this American destroyer is getting closer and closer to the route of the German Hercules transport ship. The distance between the two ships has been shortened to a few kilometers. Several turrets on the American destroyer have been turned. The cannons in the black hole took the German ships. The civilians on the ground trembled with fright.
"The ships in front of you listen! We are US Navy destroyers! Please stop the ship immediately for our inspection!" In the bridge, on the public channel band of the radio communication channel, the US destroyer's broadcast is being repeated over and over again, although it is used. It ’s in English, but obviously everyone on the ship knows that everyone has to pay more or less after the boat is stopped.
"In the content of the agreement between the two parties, there is no requirement to stop the ship for inspection! Don't pay attention to each other, keep the heading and speed! Continue to move forward!" No habit of being ordered by outsiders. "
"Boom!" After a few more minutes, the American destroyer seemed to see that the German transport ship didn't mean to stop the ship, so he finally opened his fire unbearably. A shell struck the bow of the German transport ship and exploded at a distance of about one hundred meters, raising a high water column. The speed of the German transport ship was forced to slow down because the other party opened fire.
Seeing that the other destroyer Yaowu Yangwei leaned forward, Kohler felt that his personal safety was not guaranteed. He wanted to go back to the cargo compartment below, optimistic about the gold bars and dollars that he secretly brought out, and really wanted to be with his own. The family stayed together, because maybe this was his last day.
"A bunch of cheap bones!" The captain of the United States lowered his telescope proudly, and his opponents said with a smile: "If you don't shoot, you still think we are really giving them face! Although the German navy is powerful, but a broken transport ship can still Win my destroyer? Let the sailors bring their guns and prepare to board the ship. Gentlemen, we are about to get rich! "