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North-South peace talks under the shady curtain Chapter 734: Bloodthirsty Wolves

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    The Ryukyu Islands are located between Taiwan and Japan. They extend from Kyushu Island in southern Japan to the southwest for more than a thousand kilometers to the northeast of Taiwan. They include 55 large and small islands and are divided into three larger island groups: the Amami Island Chain in the north and the Amami Island Chain in the middle.  They are the Okinawa Islands, and the southern part is the Sakishima Islands.

    There used to be the Ryukyu Kingdom on the Ryukyu Islands. Just a hundred years ago, this kingdom still had its own language.  During the Ming Dynasty of China, the ruler of Ryukyu Island was named King of Ryukyu.  Because of its convenient waterways, it is a trade hub for neighboring countries.  It was invaded by Japan in 1609. In 1693, the Satsuma Domain was forced to cede the Amami Islands in the north to Japan. From then on, Japan launched a plan to gradually annex the Ryukyu Kingdom.  It was destroyed by Japan on March 30, 1879 (the eighth day of March in the fifth year of Guangxu's reign). In 1879, the Ryukyu Kingdom was incorporated into Japanese territory, and Okinawa Prefecture was established in the same year.

    Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as European colonists ushered in the Age of Discovery, and the most important countries in Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, were in isolation, the Ryukyu Islands became a place where European navigators and merchants gathered.  A large number of commodities are unloaded here, and then transported to Northeast Asia and East Asia. They are then exchanged for local specialties and transported to Southeast Asia and even Europe and the United States.

    Because of its special geographical location, the Japanese annexed the Ryukyu Islands, especially after becoming stronger after decades of Meiji Restoration, and began to build a Naha naval port on the island for the navy to dock and rest.

    It was a day with blue waves and calm winds. It was the most suitable weather for sailing at sea in the eyes of sailors and navigators.

    In the waters of Chiwei Island, far away from the Ryukyu Islands, a submarine is docked on the sea and breaking through the waves.

    This is one of the more than 20 Seawolf-class submarines with ocean-going combat capability in the Republic of China. The commander of this Seawolf-class ocean-going submarine, numbered 009, is Lieutenant Colonel Fangyuan, a young naval officer from Anqing, Anhui Province. He served in 2004  He went to England to receive naval training at his own expense. He is now just thirty-four years old and in his prime.

    Different from the offshore defense submarine, this Seawolf-class ocean-going attack submarine, whose design is basically copied from the German U-boat, also has a 75mm deck gun installed on the deck like the German one, which is specially used by the Germans.  Come and collect the Allied merchant ships.  Compared with cheap artillery shells, even the wealthy Germans could not afford to use an expensive torpedo to deal with a merchant ship of unknown value, and the Republic of China naturally could not afford it either.

    In fact, the German Navy, especially the submarine force, had a profound impact on the Republic of China Navy.  Not only did the Navy of the Republic of China, like Germany, build a strong submarine force, the same advanced submarine tactics from Germany were also absorbed and used by the Republic of China one by one.

    For example, the Germans invented unrestricted submarine warfare!

    Li Han knew very well what the most appropriate strategy was for dealing with an island country like Japan.  Therefore, after the war started, he ordered to let go of all scruples and build offshore and ocean-going submarines. At the same time, he ordered all ocean-going submarines to be deployed abroad, imitating the German wolf pack and attacking Japanese merchant ships, cargo ships and even lone and low-defense naval vessels.  It is possible that Japan's war potential will be severely damaged.

    The Seawolf-class ocean-going submarine numbered 009 commanded by Fang Yuan is currently conducting routine patrols in the waters he is responsible for.

    It is adjacent to the Ryukyu Islands and is the best hub and only way for Japan to transport troops and supplies to Taiwan. Fang Yuan and the others know this very well, so not only Fan Yuan's No. 9 ship, but also within a hundred nautical miles nearby,  There are also two Seawolf-class ocean-going submarines swimming around.  And their results are remarkable. In the past three days, their three submarines alone have sunk two Japanese thousand-ton warships and seven large and small merchant ships. The total tonnage is probably more than 30,000 tons.  The results are not small!

    And now, Ship No. 9 is still looking for their prey on the sea.  They had just completed supplying supplies from a warship specially supplied to them in the nearby waters, and now they had shown their bloodthirsty fangs again, ready to bite the Japanese again.

    In their spare time during the war, the sailors were debugging their precious No. 9 ship. Fang Yuan stood in front of the deck gun, watching several sailors cleaning the gun barrel to ensure that when they found prey, they could always  Fight.

    Not long ago, the No. 012 submarine cruising in the waters not far away sent a telegram saying that they discovered a big fish.  A fleet of six merchant ships with full drafts ranging from 2,000 tons to 7,000 tons, escorted by two Japanese Navy light protected cruisers, was heading in their direction.

    Since the other party was wary and the prey was too fat and too big, the 012 ship could not swallow it all, so they called the three Seawolf-class submarines swimming nearby through secret messages to gather, trying to cooperate to swallow the prey together.  A piece of fat.

    This is a good deal!

    As soon as Fang Yuan heard the call, he immediately came to support.  According to the information from 012, heIt turns out they may have encountered a big fish.  Not surprisingly, this should be the first wave of supply fleets from Japan to provide supplies for the Japanese troops stationed in Taiwan.  After two or three days of panic, the Japanese have fully reacted.

    They may be busy in the coming days.  Because there will be more and more Japanese reinforcements, supply ships and even naval warships arriving from Japan. In order to buy time for their companions who are fighting desperately against the Japanese on Taiwan Island, they will have to be bolder and crazier.  For example, they once attacked the Japanese fleet, just as their predecessors, the German Navy submarine force, once created the feat of sinking the British Dreadnought-class battleship.

    After sailing for a period of time, Fangyuan and the others quickly arrived at the target sea area and blocked the Japanese fleet in front of them.  012 is biting the Japanese. If it weren't for the fall of night, with their speed, they would obviously miss the Japanese. Fortunately, since the Japanese fleet encountered a sneak attack by a submarine of the Republic of China Navy, the Japanese in this area originally said to themselves:  In the inland sea, there is no longer such confidence and no taboos.  Especially after dark, their speed has dropped very low.

    Another 017 ship that came to support was less than twenty nautical miles away from here. After the order sent the latest coordinate correction to the 017 ship, Fangyuan and the others quietly lurked in this sea area, waiting for the arrival of their prey.

    They were not made to wait long. About an hour later, lights could be faintly seen on the sea in the distance. Fangyuan and the others already knew that the prey was coming!

    "It looks like a fleet. The leader should be a warning warship, giving orders to prepare for battle!"

    Fang Yuan immediately issued an order. He had already communicated with the 012 ship before. They who were blocked in the front would be responsible for sneak attacks on the Japanese warship on guard in the front, and the 012 ship would be responsible for the docked warship at the rear of the fleet.  The reason why Ship 017 is also coming is because they are worried that something might go wrong along the way, so they want to share this big piece of meat together.  If they can sink these prey, it is unlikely that they will become the first batch of submarine-born admirals to wear the star after the war.

    "Everyone, enter the cabin and prepare for battle!"

    The navigator quickly conveyed the captain's order, and the submariners on the deck immediately entered the cabin and closed the door. Fang Yuan was the last one to enter the cabin. As soon as he entered the command cabin, he took off the  He put on his navy hat and gave the order to dive.

    "Stop the diesel engine and start the electric motor. The submarine dives to periscope depth, speeds at three knots, and heads northwest."

    After the order was issued, Fang Yuan stood in front of the periscope and watched the submariners busy. Amidst the noise of machinery, the No. 9 ship quickly dived under the sea surface.

    After that, there was a long wait. Fang Yuan kept looking at the sea surface from the periscope eyepiece, unable to contain the excitement in his heart.  After being at sea for so many days, two nearby submarines had the experience of sinking a Japanese warship, but he was the only one who had never encountered a Japanese.  Although he also hunted a few merchant ships, Fang Yuan could still tell whether merchant ships were more important than warships. He was very eager to add such a significant sum to his record book.

    Time passed little by little in this quiet waiting, even though Japan had already received first-hand information from Taiwan.  It was inferred that it was the Chinese submarine force that had sneak-attacked the Japanese Navy, but the Japanese Navy was obviously not prepared for this.

    Compared with the navies of Britain, France, the United States and other countries that had failed in many battles with German submarines and therefore increased their operations against the enemy, the Japanese avoided direct combat with the German submarine force in Asia, and the Allied countries were not of one mind.  , Therefore, the Japanese side obviously lacked the means to deal with submarines. Although they were reminded, the warships of the navy obviously had insufficient vigilance measures. The searchlights scanned the sea ahead from time to time in the dark night, but they still allowed Fang Yuan and the others to approach quietly, and the distance gradually increased.  It's less than a thousand meters away.

    "Judging from the scale, it should only be more than a thousand tons. It's disappointing. Is it just a light cruiser? He Laohu's submarine should be nearby. The reason why he hasn't moved yet is because he is not sure whether we have arrived.  The place is blocking the road. It seems that we will fire the first bullet!"

    What he encountered was only a light cruiser. Fang Yuan was slightly disappointed, but mosquito legs were still meat no matter how small they were. He quickly made up his mind to kill this light cruiser, and then issued one order after another.

    "Coming, prepare to dive. The torpedo man prepares torpedoes. The target course is southwest, speed is twelve knots. The submarine turns the rudder and maintains speed! The two torpedo launch tubes are loaded at the same time, with an interval of three seconds, and they are launched one after another."

    "Poof" The first torpedo pierced the water and hit the unknown Japanese warship that just passed by the submarine less than 300 meters away.

    "Pfft"

    Second time?The torpedo also cut through the water soon after, and at a super-high speed of thirty-eight knots, it pounced on the unsuspecting unknown warship.

    More than ten seconds later, the crew in the submarine heard the first explosion, followed by a second huge explosion, and there was a burst of cheers in the submarine.

    The battleship seemed to have sunk, and the vortex created during the sinking even caused their submarine to sway in the sea. A sailor not far away lost his balance and fell to the ground, even breaking his forehead.  However, the young sailor didn't care. He casually wiped the blood on his forehead with his hand and cheered with everyone with a joyful expression.

    "Keep the speed, and send telegrams to 012 and 017 via radio immediately. The torpedo soldiers continue to load torpedoes. There is still a battleship. Don't get too excited yet"

    Fang Yuan suppressed his excitement. He finally didn't forget that this was a battlefield.

    "yes!"

    There was another deep command sound in the submarine. When they reached their side, they had just loaded the torpedoes, and there were two more consecutive explosions on the sea not far away.

    Soon after, their submarine¡¯s radio received good news. Ship 012 told them that it successfully sank another escort warship in a sneak attack.  In other words, there are only six defenseless Japanese ships left on the sea.

    "Come up quickly, the artillery is ready to mount the deck guns. Everyone listen to my order. Think about the merchant ships and fishing boats that have been sunk by the little devils in the past few years. Follow the instructions above and sink them all without leaving a trace!"

    Bloodthirsty wolves can only grow when they see blood. Fang Yuan and others are from the navy.  In the past few years, the navy of the Republic of China was weak. Li Han was worried that the Japanese would find an opportunity to provoke a conflict and be sunk when they went to sea. Therefore, he never dared to go too far away from the coastline. As a result, the merchant ships and fishing boats of the Republic of China in the past few years.  I don¡¯t know how many ships were rammed and sunk by the Japanese using excuses such as ¡®piracy¡¯ and ¡®unknown origin¡¯.  This shame, the backbone of the Navy of the Republic of China was almost lost by the people.

    They naval officers have been holding back their resentment for a long time. Now that the two countries are at war, tit for tat, the debt owed by the Japanese must be paid back

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