Chapter 916: Twelve. For the motherland (21)

() Scholars of later generations have made various comments on the naval battle that broke out on the 18th of May. Based on their respective positions, they have praised the warring parties, but there are three points, but it is a consensus that everyone agrees on.
The warring parties from the top to the bottom soldiers did not expect a large-scale naval battle to break out;
The entire fighting process was completely one-sided slaughter;
This naval battle has profoundly affected the future geostrategic pattern and even the next war;
No scholar can deny any of them. Just as they couldn't deny Siegfried Otto Li Lin's dazzling, and his achievements that overshadowed all great men. The reason why some people blamed Li Lin on this unexpected naval battle, but it shows that Li Lin's historical positioning is high, prompting people to look at this character with as many elements as the tyrant and Ming Jun.
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The message that asked Colonel Langsdorf to take action was a call for assistance. The sender was the U.S. Navy maintenance ship "Usakuma". This motorboat full of mechanics, repair parts, and lathes has been provided to the submarine group that is haunted. The maintenance guarantee service, when Shanghai is in good condition, the senior technicians on the ship can even cut out some of the large parts required by the submarine motor on the spot. It can be said that it is an important support force for the defense navy to let go of "wolf pack tactics".
Today, "Usakuma" hit the reef near the mouth of La Plata. After emergency rescue, the damaged area was blocked and the water intake was controlled, but the engine compartment was completely soaked in the water, and it was impossible to rely on its own power. Sailed.
According to wartime regulations, the flagship can completely ignore such "miscellaneous tasks" and assign the closest auxiliary ship or idle second-class warship to tow. However, at that time, the most recent auxiliary ships were all 400 nautical miles away, but there was a patrol line composed of 22 submarines 45 nautical miles away, but people were also tasked. The shallow sea estuary was not suitable for these large-scale ocean-going submarines. For the same reason, it is not suitable for several submarines that carry out maintenance operations at sea near Nuremberg. In the end, it was still only possible to "succumb to" the flagship "Nuremberg" moored off the port of Montevideo to the estuary of La Plata for towing operations.
Judging from the actual situation, there is nothing wrong with this order. Who makes the Defense Force navy limited and has heavy tasks? In the absence of available ships, it is also impossible for the flagship to be captured and strengthened. The only thing to blame is that they forgot that the La Plata estuary was not far from the commercial route and the supply line of the Royal Charlieman Navy.
"I haven't forgotten that there are merchant ships and Charlemagne warships nearby, and I know this as well as you do."
The commander of the fleet waved his hand and stopped the captain who wanted to stop talking.
"Because there are other powerful ships nearby, the camouflage sailboat can only be mixed in, but she can't sail now. What do you think if Charlieman or any other country's ships stepped forward to ask or check?"
Charlemagne did not recognize the military status of the Defence Forces, and the Wang family navy soldiers who had been depressed for a long time and were so crazy that they were going to be crazy would not let go of any opportunity to vent. If they fell into the hands of Charlemagne, they would not let "Usa The crew of the "Kuma" died too quickly. What is even more terrible is the disclosure of secrets-in the worst case, the cipher machine, cipher book, schedule and charts of the submarine, assault ship and auxiliary fleet meeting will be lost, which is a fatal blow to the defense's broken engagement.
"The speed is fast enough, the distance is close enough, and in case of occurrence, there will be no power to fight back-only us who meet the above conditions."
Major General Marshall put down his telescope and added easily with a look:
"If we act fast enough, we can drag the "Usakuma" without being noticed. You see, in this way everything has been resolved."
"But we can't rule out the possibility of an encounter. The lower officer suggested strengthening the patrol line's alert level to allow the submarine to scatter all MDSs without letting go of any suspicious movements. The ship also entered the first-level combat readiness state. If there are other The forces tried to obtain the secrets on the'Usakuma', and we can immediately take decisive measures."
Marshall narrowed his eyes in an instant, his grey-blue eyes fixed on Langsdorf.
The decisive measures need no explanation. They deal with physical evidence and witnesses. Because they have been in a state of underground organization for a long time, the Defense Forces do not have much resistance to such things. It's just that "other forces" in the discourse-Charlemagne is not to mention, "Albion" is also among them.
This is a danger of accidentally causing international disputes and even leading to the collapse of the Alfheim strategy. When the time comes, let’s not lose the official and leave the office.
but--
"I understand that everything is given top priority to national interests."
As Major Marshall nodded solemnly, Colonel Langsdorf saluted immediately, commanding to fly by airwaves to all parts of the ocean.
Even from the perspective of Hou Zhugeliang, the command and judgment of the fleet commander are reasonable and should not be blamed. He is just a major general, not an omnipotent mother and her agent in the human world. It is impossible to predict that someone will find a correct target because of wrong judgment.
The 36-gun sail frigate "Ravalpindi" discovered that the "Usakuma" was purely accidental. Out of goodwill and knighthood, the captain asked the other party's identity and expressed his willingness to provide assistance. The other party's answer was the Lapland cargo ship "Clement". The ship was loaded with agricultural products and fruits. They thanked the gentlemanship of the AIA navy, but the shipowner had already found someone to tow the stranded cargo ship. Annoying friends.
The Defense Force’s camouflage fleet had a good idea of ​​how to cope with various investigations, and there were indeed a lot of potatoes and fruits on the ship for inspection and supply of friendly ships. Usually after such a correct answer, the absent-minded Uncle Charlemagne will soon leave. But this time, the Charlemagne did not know what medicine was taken wrongly. Instead of delaying to leave, they turned around the "Usakuma" instead. Some of the armed crew members hiding in the lower cabin were almost breathless, copying the guy to the annoying sailboat to catch a shuttle.
After the war, according to the surviving heralds of "Lawpinpin", after the normal routine question and answer, "Lawpinpin" was going to leave after a few more circles to express his concern and continue the original search. The task of the defense force attacking the ship and ensuring the smooth supply line (until this time they do not know that the target is in sight). At this moment, the captain of the magician, who was in remote communication with the flagship, conveyed the flagship's instructions "due to insufficient logistics supplies, negotiate with the Lapland Merchant Shipping whether it can buy the goods on board."
Why did the royal family of Charlemagne suddenly lower their posture and negotiate a deal with a private merchant ship? What kind of medicine did the roosters with eyes above their heads take?
The "Usakuma" went up to the captain, and then to the soldiers watching the sailing frigate around with fear and fear, wondering where he was showing his feet. Unexpectedly, it was the brothers who were fighting too hard, and the uncle Charlieman, who always ate and drank, also broke the stove. How can a sailor who has no fresh meat for three months and has a mouth full of rotten teeth and severe weight loss miss a cargo ship full of fresh vegetables and fruits. It's just that the big names are used to it. Charlieman sailor didn't know how to deal with the merchants. He could only think about the word slowly in a circle, but he scared a ship's pointed ears here out of cold sweat, timid few The rookie was almost scared by his too rich imagination.
The weird situation lasted for half an hour. Captain "Lavalpindi" finally made a draft of the negotiation statement that did not lose the majesty of the great powers, and did not give profiteers an opportunity. As he was about to open his mouth, the lookout screamed down from the top of the mast.
"4 o'clock direction! 1 unidentified ship!"
Almost immediately, everyone squeezed behind the port. The officers pulled out their binoculars and aimed at the steaming sea. The sailors could only use their gazebo to look at the swaying water antenna in the distance, guessing whether this was another false alarm or an unexpected encounter.
Facts have proved that "Ravalpindi" has a very reliable lookout. Perhaps he is not as "to see the stars in the daytime" and "the most reliable cat's eye in the Southern Ocean" as he boasted, but he is indeed in the first place. The "Nuremberg" was discovered for a while, only a few minutes slower than the "Nuremberg" radar. Finally, all the crew saw the ship shadow on the water antenna. There was no sail or huge paddle wheel, but the speed was incredible. All sorts of features seem to indicate that this is an unprecedented warship, and it may even be a legendary new rebel warship. Even so, in order to avoid accidental hits, the "Ravalpindi" still used the flash signal to inquire the other party according to the usual practice, but... some questions and answers are indescribable.
"Please identify yourself!"
"Wang Family Navy, "Emerald"!"
"'Emerald'?! (╬▔盘▔)@#￥&……"
The Emerald is a four-mast first-class sail battleship of the Royal Navy of Charlemagne, equipped with 120 artillery. It doesn't look like a sailing battleship in front of you. Only the brains will confuse the two. Also, only Colonel Langsdorf, who can open up his eyes and talk nonsense, can be called master-level. It was precisely because the answer was so unbelievable that the signalling and captain of the Rawalpindi thought they had made a mistake. As they pondered, the strange ship calling itself "Emerald" narrowed the distance from the "Lawpindi". The huge body ploughed the sea at a high speed of 29 knots. The turret began to turn slowly, and under the eyes of all eyes, the nonsense ship spewed out a fierce flame.
When the 155mm gun of the "Nuremberg" fired at an elevation angle of 47.5 degrees, its maximum range was up to 23880 meters. While the "Lawalpindi" was waiting for a reply and the confusion caused by it, the "Nuremberg" narrowed the distance between the two sides. To 19,000 meters, to ensure that it will not miss the friendly side, the first shot of the naval battle was fired.
"Oh my god, they opened fire!"
The watchman of Rawalpindi screamed with his throat. The spectacular scene fired by the opponent's main gun shocked the young sailor on the spot. In his eyes, the momentary light was even more dazzling than the sun.
Twenty seconds later, the 47-kilogram shells conquered a distance of 19,000 meters and flew over the sail frigate. The shells splashed around the "Lawalpindi" and stirred up the water column. Because the shells traveled more than twice as fast as the sound, it was not until the water jets, which had been dyed with fluorescent dyes, fell down that people heard the horrible screams of the shells across the sky and when the 155mm naval gun fired Huge roar.
Now the crew of Rawalpindi no longer have to worry about what the other party is, but the enemy ship has entered the effective range of its main gun and the speed is much higher than its own. This sailing frigate has been caught In a desperate situation that cannot be reached and cannot be escaped.
The "Nuremberg" continued to approach the stunned Charlemagne at 28 knots, and issued a "Heave.to" order to the "Ravalpindi" with light signals for two consecutive times. Convincingly, the "Nuremberg" also used the main gun to launch a warning shot of the sea area ahead of the bow of this sailing frigate.
Powerful artillery with ultra-long range and incredibly high speed-the above characteristics clearly tell the captain of the Rawalpindi that the strange ship in front of him is the long-known rebel navy battleship, regardless of the sail warship at his feet. Whether it is speed or firepower, it is out of reach. It can’t escape, it can’t escape, it can’t be beaten, but the captain, who has been on the sea for many years, realizes that he and his beloved warship are already in danger.
The enemy ship continued to approach, and the other party signaled again. This time the order was more clear and threatening.
"Abandon the ship immediately!"
This is a painful decision moment. At this time, the enemy ship has been killed less than 4 nautical miles away from him. At this distance, the enemy ship can fully and easily carry out direct sighting. The Rawalpindi has no armor protection. The ship’s 24 The Pound and 12-pound Dahlgren front-loaded smoothbore guns obviously had no way of taking the heavy metal armor of each other.
At the same time, Major General Marshall and Colonel Langsdorf were also making choices, still a little puzzled. Because any person with a higher IQ than a mule can see the difference in strength between the two sides. Once the outcome of the battle is what the Charlieman ignored the order here. Are the people on that boat crazy? The admiral, who gradually lost patience, ordered the herders to signal the "abandon ship" again, and at the same time prepared to order the firing. However, at this time an accident that made all the elves stunned.
All 18 artillery guns on the port side of Rawalpindi made a salvo of the Nuremberg~EbookFREE.me~ A shell hit the bow of the ship, wiped off some paint and fell into the sea-this is " Rawalpindi is the only victory from beginning to end.
After suffering a painless and courageous attack (you can also think of it as a brain damage), the crew of the "Nuremberg" was surprised that the enemy in such a disadvantage still dared to attack, they also no longer hesitated, all can shoot All the artillery fired deadly flames and projectiles, 128mm shells (the useless main gun is afraid of accidentally injuring the "Usakuma") effortlessly penetrated the wooden hull covered with a copper skin, in each cabin Inside explosion, the wind of iron and fire quickly harvested life. Five minutes later, the ammunition depot of the Charlemagne was detonated, and the burning wreckage instantly turned into a huge fireball. Major General Marshall, who had been quite tall, ordered to stop shooting. The pointed ear sailors watched the combustion and destruction of the prey quietly. The lowered dinghy hurried to the trapped compatriots while searching for survivors on the sea. The "Nuremberg" also lowered the speed and put down the other dinghys, trying to accommodate the nine-dead Charlieman sailor.
When a scene full of humanitarianism and chivalry was being staged on the surface of the Southern Ocean, a strong pulse signal appeared on the radar screen of the Nuremberg, and the communication room also received a notification from the submarine warning line: The huge fleet of four newly built steam armored battleships is heading towards La Plata Estuary at full speed"...
A war seems inevitable.