Another World: Naval Storm

The submarine commanders who were already familiar with wolf pack tactics planned to set up an ambush here, with three submarines arranged in a triangle. As long as the patrol fleet came among them, they would be unable to escape like a mosquito falling into a spider web.

Except for occasionally surfacing to breathe and recharge, the ship spends the rest of its time searching for targets in the sea through periscopes.

"Report! Enemy ships have been spotted in the southwest direction of Ship Burial Bay!" The warships that appeared here at this time could only be the Talen patrol fleet.

Captain Mehus, the captain of the U-9, ordered, "Maintain depth, left rudder 15, 1/2 speed!"

Mehus turned the periscope and carefully observed the movements on the sea. "Four warships, um, they should be the patrol fleet!"

The patrol fleet consisted of four destroyers built in the late 19th century: Campbell, Alby, Cherry Valley, and Dicko.

"Torpedo captain, two rapid fires, set the depth to one meter, and prepare to fire!" Mehus ordered.

"Two rapid fires, set depth to one meter, ready to fire!" Torpedo commander Kosa pressed his finger on the launch button, waiting for the launch command.

Before the launch, continuous artillery fire was heard on the sea. Violent explosions continuously hit the U-9's hull from top to bottom, and the shaking submarine shook off a lot of unsecured debris.

Everyone grabbed nearby fixed objects to stabilize themselves, "The Talens are starting to speed up!"

"It doesn't matter, he can't run away!" Mehus took over as the observer, and the situation on the sea was just as he expected.

A destroyer has been paralyzed on the sea. A large hole more than ten meters long on the port side has sentenced it to death. Seawater continues to pour in, and its own weight continues to increase, causing the ship to sink to the bottom of the sea little by little.

The three nearby Tarun destroyers sent out lifeboats to rescue. In order to stop the Drake submarine Lao Lin, the secondary guns and machine guns of the three destroyers continued to fire at the suspicious sea area.

In less than five minutes, the destroyer had sunk to the bottom of the sea. To take advantage of his weakness, another destroyer was hit by a torpedo, which split directly in the middle, and the broken hull dragged all the officers and soldiers to the sea.

The other two frightened destroyers dropped several lifeboats for the sailors who fell into the water and raced at full speed to escape.

"Oh, guys, the Talens are coming to us! It's our turn to perform!" Mehus seized the opportunity and ordered, "Fire!"

Torpedo Captain Kosa, who had been waiting for a long time, pressed the brake button, and everyone was waiting for the explosion on the sea.

Time was so torturous that it felt like a century had passed before I heard that pleasant sound.

When the good news came back, the entire First Reconnaissance Fleet cheered and the morale was visibly improved. All the officers and soldiers on the warships sang the Drake Navy Song.

"Dawson, do you see that? We should only win continuously. Being trapped in the port will only lead to the slow death of the navy!"

"General, I've seen it! We will not surrender. Even if we are destroyed, we will take the enemy with us to be buried! Just like the last battle!"

Looking at Dawson's determined face, Leo knew that he was telling the truth. If things were hopeless, he would rather die with the enemy than negotiate or surrender.

He took a deep breath. This was one of the reasons why Leo was under a lot of pressure. Every time his subordinates would be killed or injured. No one blamed Leo in war, but he just couldn't get over it in his heart.

*****

Three destroyers were sunk and one was severely damaged, with more than 700 casualties.

Commander of the Harden Fleet, Harden, had a sullen face. The loss made him lose face and he was humiliated by the scolding from his homeland.

"Leo, bastard!"

Good luck doesn't last forever, but bad luck comes one after another.

On August 8, news of victory spread again. The U-30 submarine encountered three Royal Navy warships of the Tarentine in the Pas de Calais.

Within an hour, three old armored cruisers, Mangere, Ovans and Mafeking, were sunk. Emperor Drake was very pleased, and all newspapers published Mehus's heroic deeds, making him famous in the empire.

And in Harden's headquarters, the officers of the Talen Navy were planning their revenge.

According to the plan of the Drak Empire Navy Staff, the defense circle of the Heligoland Bight was only one hundred nautical miles. However, after Leo became the commander of the First Reconnaissance Fleet, he expanded the patrol range to two hundred nautical miles at once.

According to information passed on by the fleet's reconnaissance and intelligence departments, the Drake defense circle consists of three patrol lines and aircraft and airships, with a fleet of light cruisers on standby for support at any time. It is not yet known how many submarines are on standby in the sea.

Leo's arrangement was quite ingenious. The Drake people's warning submarines advanced to the Bay of Burial Ships and the Strait of Calais. The three-layer warning circle composed of destroyers and old torpedo boats had a different patrol route every day. They watched out for each other and could attack any point. The remaining two patrol lines could arrive within an hour.

Commodore Christian Victor sketches a rough outline of the Draken sea defenses on a chart of the Heligoland Bight.

"Leo's First Reconnaissance Fleet has only so many warships, and he is a man who advocates offense. The offensive defense circle he set up has a fatal flaw!" Brigadier General Victor was full of confidence.

"Weaknesses? Really?" Harden, his face hurt, stared at Heligoland Island, the center of the Heligoland Bay, and his desire for revenge could not be suppressed.

"Leo has built the Heligoland Bight defense circle as solid as a rock, but unfortunately all he can use now are light ships that can't withstand our thundering attack!" Brigadier General Victor picked up a pen and drew a big red cross at the location of Heligoland Bight on the nautical chart.

"No, Leo's First Reconnaissance Fleet has three battlecruisers, and its strength is not weak!"

Victor sneered and said, "The Kingdom's intelligence shows that the three battlecruisers are undergoing maintenance. As long as we take action before the maintenance is completed, the First Reconnaissance Fleet will not be able to withstand our sudden attack!"

"Then we can do it. This operation depends on the two of us?"

"Isn't that good?" Victor asked back.

"Of course ~ great! Haha!" Harden laughed strangely.

"The glory belongs to you and me!" Brigadier General Victor, who was eager to make a contribution, also smiled happily: "Of course, it also belongs to the Royal Navy."

Tarrant, 10 Downing Street.

"A surprise attack on the Heligoland Bight?" Hochukis, blowing out smoke rings, was attracted by the plan jointly submitted by Brigadier General Victor and Harden. The study was very quiet, with only the sound of his puffing on the cigar.

The Royal Navy has recently lost several warships. The Drake destroyers and submarines have been unscrupulously expelling and sinking Talen's merchant ships and fishing boats. Occasionally, they even go to the waters near Albion Island to provoke. This makes Talen Prime Minister Hochukis, who has just taken office, very embarrassed.

First Lord of the Admiralty Fisher of Tarrant and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy Jellicoe were both veterans who had experienced many battles. The long-range blockade strategy they formulated could have defeated the Drake Ocean Fleet without a fight.

But unfortunately, they are soldiers and do not understand politics. The people of Tarun, who have dominated the world for many years, cannot tolerate humiliation. What they want is a hearty victory. The recent poor performance of the Royal Navy has made Tarun very dissatisfied.

In order to secure his position, Hoqiukis had to show good political achievements, and Brigadier General Victor's plan was just an opportunity.