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However, the cruiser Southampton, which had been searching for the submarine angrily, did not obey Simon's command. Instead, it discovered the periscope of the submarine Gulang, and immediately rushed over to the right rudder, and the four 220mm front main guns also sprayed out anger. Tongues of fire come.

Just after the Gulang fired two torpedoes, it found that the enemy ship was rushing towards it. The artillery fire was extremely violent, and it had to dive into the water immediately to maneuver.Other submarines took advantage of the gap between the Southampton's frantic search for the Gulang, and lost no time in attacking the fleeing Australia and New Zealand.

Although the three submarines including the Octopus only had a cruising speed of only 10 knots, the air-compressed torpedoes they launched reached a terrifying speed of 22 knots, and soon caught up with the Nottingham, which started slightly slower. At the same time, the torpedo exploded on the tail of the ship. The steel plate below the waterline at the tail of Nottingham completely cracked, the huge steel rudder was blown away from the hull, and the entire warship began to tilt due to the sinking of the rear. Only 5 minutes later, One-third of the ship has been swallowed by sea water, and the 3 officers and soldiers on board are crying and praying at this time.

At this time, three submarines, including the Reef, which had just ambushed the mines, also outflanked from both sides. The two torpedoes launched by the Haiyu submarine happened to hit the New Zealand within the draft, and the torpedoes that hit the stern of the New Zealand knocked the New Zealand away. The right propeller was blown up, causing it to lose half of its power and ignited the fuel tank. At the same time, a large hole was torn open in the stern of the ship. Hundreds of tons of water entered within a few minutes, and the ship tilted to the right by 15 degrees. The bow is also gradually upturned away from the water.

Another torpedo from the Eel passed through the bottom of the New Zealand and just hit the midship of the Australia, blasting a hole about 1 meter in diameter. If the soldiers hadn't closed the two drainage gates in time, the ship's The water pump is just enough to ensure that the water intake will not increase, otherwise the gap will continue to grow.

"Ignore the torpedo, head to the south, and go at full speed!" Simon frantically ordered to the chief engineer.At a speed of 19 knots, the Australia dropped the rapidly sinking New Zealand, rushed out of the submarine's encirclement, and quickly fled south.

The abandoned cruiser New Zealand was still struggling in the fire. After just 8 minutes, the sea water had submerged the bow deck, coupled with the severe right leaning of the hull, soon the soldiers on board and the ship symbolizing New Zealand The warship of sea power sank completely in the vast sea.

Zhao Guoqiang ordered the Eel and Haiyu to pursue the fleeing Australian warship, while the rest of the submarines surrounded the isolated and helpless Southampton.

At this time, the five submarines from China, like a pack of wolves smelling blood, divided into two parts, with the Reef and Drum Wave on the left, and the Black Dolphin and Octopus on the right, forming a pincer attack on the Southampton.

The six periscopes were raised at the same time, and after a slight adjustment, six high-speed torpedoes with a fixed depth of five meters rushed towards the Southampton from both sides. The Southampton, which was almost in despair, could only use the side guns to blindly fire on both sides. Thirty seconds later, a huge explosion sounded from the lower part of the warship. Many soldiers were thrown into the air by the blast wave, and the entire warship immediately fell into a raging fire.The lower hull was pierced through six terrifying holes, and the sea water poured in with an unstoppable force. The sinking of the Southampton was only a matter of time.

After cleaning up the Southampton, the five submarines rearranged into a butterfly formation and pursued the Australia.

Simon looked at the enemy submarines that were drifting away, touched his chest and let out a long breath. The thrill just now seemed like a nightmare. Where did it come from? Could it be sent by China?But he quickly denied his own idea. Although the Chinese navy has developed rapidly in recent years, it is impossible to have the strength to manufacture submarines anyway. Even the powerful British navy cannot do this.Anyway, now I am free from this nightmare, God bless me and my family.

But Simon's nightmare was far from over. The high-speed Australia suddenly bumped violently a few times, and at the same time there were several loud bangs from the bottom of the ship.

"What's going on? What's going on!" Simon's highly nervous nerves were about to collapse, and he roared hysterically.

"Mine, we have been attacked by a mine again." A soldier replied tremblingly.

Simon slumped on the chair, all his dreams vanished at this moment, he looked back in despair, the dark submarines, like a group of sea monsters with fangs, were about to attack Australia. Let's start a bloody hunt!

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Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 245 Fully Prepared

The morning court had just ended, and Liu Buchan was about to go back to become a director of the Admiralty when he was surrounded by several court officials. "Your Excellency, I heard that the Australian and New Zealand fleet mysteriously disappeared in the Philippine waters last night. Do you know about this?"

Liu Buchan pretended to be surprised: "Really? But then again, they always harass our country's territorial waters for no reason. It's their own fault for what happened."

"I heard that it was wiped out by a mysterious submarine formation. The whole battle did not exceed an hour. None of the more than 4000 naval officers and soldiers of the Australian team were spared. They all died in the bottom of the sea. It is terrible!"

"You guys are very well-informed. Why haven't I heard of it?" Liu Buchan smiled, and continued to move forward without everyone else.

These people chattered endlessly and kept pestering Liu Buchan: "Master Liu, your Admiralty did this, right?"

"It's a joke. The British didn't even build a submarine. How could we have one? My lords, don't ask so many questions. Let's do business for the emperor honestly. This place is not far from the Golden Palace. If the emperor Knowing that we are guessing wildly here, once Long Yan gets angry, it is no joke."

Liu Buchan's words had an effect, and all the ministers dispersed obediently.

At about 10 o'clock last night, the Australian and New Zealand fleet was attacked by an unknown submarine formation in the Philippine waters. All seven cruisers in the fleet were sunk, and more than 4700 officers and soldiers including Colonel Commander Simon were all killed.This is not only a disgrace to Australia and New Zealand, but also a great irony to the Royal Navy.The furious top of the Admiralty is facing extremely heavy pressure. If the truth cannot be found out before the meeting of the House of Commons five days later, the Admiralty will find it difficult to face the questions of the members.Under the pressure, the Indian Ocean Fleet dispatched five main cruisers to cooperate with the Australian and New Zealand Navy to conduct an intensive search in the sea area of ​​​​the rate, but in the sea area where the incident occurred, there were no wrecks of warships and soldiers' bodies. A little clue.The British and even several military ports in the Philippines and Indonesia issued an investigation report to report to the Ministry of the Navy once they found a submarine.

This incident quickly caused a shock in the world. Emperor Franz of the Austro-Hungarian Empire immediately sent a telegram to Kaiser Wilhelm II, congratulating Germany on successfully developing a new submarine and giving the British a head-on blow.However, in the telegram that the Kaiser replied later, he said: "I am afraid that God is looking forward to the truth of the facts."

Three days later, in a statement issued by the British Admiralty, the Germans were vaguely accused of being the culprit of the sneak attack. If the parties concerned cannot immediately take responsibility, it means unilaterally provoking the scourge of war.

The tough Germans immediately responded, accusing Britain of being behind the scenes and deliberately stirring up troubles to undermine the peace of Europe. If the relevant parties do not take back their irresponsible speeches, the German Empire will take actions including military actions. retaliation by any means.

The war of words between Britain and Germany plunged the entire European war into the shadow of war.

"The British have swaggered at sea for four centuries, and they have all the Germans, so we still have to swallow it!" In a square in Berlin, a fanatical host dressed in a mutant naval officer with a golden ribbon Clothes, roaring and asking questions to the fanatical crowd in the square.

"No! We want war!" Almost everyone shouted, driven by spontaneous or guided voices.

In Paris, France, the frenzied atmosphere has also begun to drive the citizens into madness. "Alsace! Lorraine!" The two place names were repeatedly shouted by the crowd. This is their shame. The Franco-Prussian War allowed an empire to rise, and another great country lost what once belonged to it. Two pieces of land.

Berlin, Bremen... the whole of Germany, Vienna, Munich... and even half of Europe are shrouded in this atmosphere.Stimulated by this fanatical atmosphere, an Austrian with a mustache looked excitedly at everything around him. He couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and began to write a letter to King Ludwig III of Bavaria with a pen in his hand. His father's history of serving the country has been written down line by line with his loyalty and fanaticism to the country and the nation.

In Vienna, the convoy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Dinan is about to leave. His destination is Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, a land recently occupied by the empire.There, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will inspect the cavalry division stationed there, accompanied by his wife, Her Royal Highness Princess Sofia.There, Her Royal Highness Sophia can get honors that cannot be obtained in Vienna.

In Beijing, Guan Xuqing had already smelled the strong smell of gunpowder from Europe in the early morning. This morning, he inspected the state of the empire before the war. Zaifeng had already returned from further studies in Germany. He was arranged to go to the four major military regions to do inspections, in order to maintain a long-term motivational state of preparation.

After listening to Li Zhen and others’ report on people’s livelihood and finance, Guan Xuqing said: “The common people have enjoyed more than 20 years of peace and prosperity, and now they need to make some contributions to the country. From now on, the Imperial Savings Bank will start Issuing war bonds, the Far East Joint Stock Company began to raise war funds and materials from the private sector in the name of half official and half business."

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"The Ministry of War must increase the amount of conscription, add another 50 troops on the current basis, and be ready to go to war at any time. In Japan, North Korea, Annan, Siam and other regions, 10 to [-] troops can be recruited and compiled into Seven full or reinforced divisions will be used." Guan Xuqing said to Feng Xianghua.

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Guan Xuqing looked at Gu Hongming, the newly promoted alternate minister of military aircraft, and said, "Tang Sheng, I heard that you have worked very hard since you took up your new post, especially in the past ten days or so. You have hardly slept for more than three hours a day. It's too hospital. People said you coughed up blood from exhaustion twice."

"The country is in a state of preparation for war. In order to repay the emperor's favor, Tang Sheng should do the work of a dog and a horse." Gu Hongming blushed and said with cupped hands.

"National affairs are of course important, but if you are exhausted, who will share my worries. I order you to take care of your body from now on, and sleep at least four hours a day. Later, let Wang Shang take you to the imperial hospital to collect two catties Liaodong old mountain ginseng. When I am employing people, you are a minister, so take care of yourself."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

After the court was over, Guan Xuqing left Feng Xianghua behind: "Let's go, let's go to the telegraph room with me, I always have a premonition that something big will happen in the next two days."

The two monarchs and ministers rushed to the telegraph room on the west side of the military aircraft office one after the other.

The regulations here have expanded quite a bit. In a total of four rooms, young elites dressed as civil servants at all levels are busy wearing their clothes, sending daily telegrams from various provinces, military newspapers at all levels, and overseas embassies and intelligence organizations. Translated, extracted and compiled a daily booklet in duplicate for archiving and reading purposes. Recently, due to the increasingly tense situation in Europe and key areas in Asia, the number of telegrams is particularly large, and the people here are becoming more and more busy. .It wasn't until the guards at the door shouted salute that the people inside realized that the emperor was coming.

"Your Majesty! Something serious has happened!" Dai Hongci, the steward of the telegraph room, knelt down and reported.

Guan Xuqing was startled by the sound of his voice, his face darkened and he said: "I don't have the dignity of an imperial court official at all, what a chicken feather shouting."

"Crown Prince Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was shot dead in Sarajevo! The Austro-Hungarian Empire has declared war on Serbia!"

Soaring Front: The First World War 2Chapter 16 The Sarajevo Incident

A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can cause a storm in Texas a month later.

Guan Xuqing took the telegram draft and pondered for a while. Although history has changed due to his appearance, and the butterfly effect will inevitably happen, he did not expect that this storm sweeping the world would come so early!

On June 1895, 6, Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, was sunny. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sofia came here for a special visit.The purpose of Ferdinand's visit was to give his wife royal honors which she could not get in Vienna.However, he forgot that this land was just annexed by Austria. The people here are full of hatred for him, and a road of no return to death is unfolding at the feet of him and his wife...

The addition of a series of accidental factors equals inevitability. This axiom could not be more appropriate for the 17-year-old middle school student Prince, who is destined to be a person who will be recorded in history forever.

In the early morning of June 6, the "Young Bosnian" organization arranged seven assassins on the street that the Austrian crown prince would pass by.At around 28:7 in the morning, after reviewing military exercises on the outskirts of the city, the Ferdinands entered Sarajevo proudly in an open car.A long line of imperial cars slowly drove through the crowded streets, with only sparse gendarmes and police stationed on both sides of the road.Ferdinand sat in the second car, with Sofia on his right.General Oscar Potiorek, chief of the Bosnian military government, sat on the left seat, and next to the driver was Count Harahi, an aide.

When the convoy passed the Chumulya Bridge over the Miliacka River in the city center and entered the Apel Pier, the first assassin who was ambushing here failed to do so because a policeman came and stood in front of him.Not far away, another assassin, Zabrinovich, suddenly rushed out of the crowd and threw a bomb at the car in which the Ferdinands were riding, but it was quite unfortunate that the bomb was bounced to the ground by the hood of the car. It exploded in front of the third car, and the fragments wounded General Portiocre's second-in-command and Sophie's maid.

Ferdinand got out of the car pretending to be calm, inspected the scene, glanced at Chabrinovich who was caught by the guards, then boarded the car and waved: "Gentlemen, this man is crazy, we still go as usual." Let's plan."

The convoy drove into the city hall quickly, and the Ferdinands attended the welcome ceremony held at the city hall, then took a short rest, and drove to the hospital to visit the injured entourage.

Ferdinand's convoy was going to the hospital, but the driver turned in the wrong direction and hit Princip who was waiting at the corner of the street.Here comes the chance to kill.Princip drew his pistol and was about to raise the gun to shoot when a policeman not far from him noticed him and rushed forward to grab his arm.At this moment, Mihailo Psala, a member of the "Young Bosnia" who just arrived here, waved his hand like a flash of lightning, and punched the policeman in the neck, causing the policeman to stagger unexpectedly.Princip, who had no shooting training, shot Ferdinand in the neck and his wife's abdomen with two shots, and the two died on the spot.Immediately, there was chaos all around, and Mihailo took the opportunity to flee the scene quickly, while Princip was arrested on the spot and died in prison later.