Chapter 5 Route

After more than half an hour of dull waiting, Lin En's palm holding the rudder plate had sweated, and the wounds on his shoulders and legs were hurt one after another. Fortunately, he couldn't sit still, so he could barely endure such pain.

Finally, the only person in the boat who had a pipe in his mouth but did not see a smoker said: "Put off the periscope, keep the course, move forward at full speed...float!"

I never thought that this was the first time that Lynn felt that the command to "keep the course" was so pleasant, but without hardship, there would be no growth. Without the baptism of cruel battles, how could he grow into a combat elite and an excellent squad commander?

"Everyone performed very well just now!" The captain's praise reminded Lin Neng of what the directors said to the actors and the staff after completing a set of shots, but he had no funny feeling at all. Then, he felt someone walking behind him and turned to see that the man bit his black pipe and looked at him expressionlessly.

Out of respect, Lynn quickly stood up, and the SS officer beside him also stood up.

"You two... Although they are not very professional, they just performed very bravely! When I sat in this position four years ago, I couldn't help but tremble when I heard the instructions!"

For Lynn, such a gentle and kind words of comforting can motivate himself more than severe criticism. Perhaps, he should use his brain more often than lead the team by taking the lead. This is certainly beneficial to establish his own good image. The negative effect is the multiple battle injuries that have been healed or not, and as the level increases and the number of subordinates increases, this method will not work so well.

Holding the pipe in his hand, taking out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiping the cigarette mouth carefully, the submarine commander wearing the Silver Oak Leaf Iron Cross said tactfully: "In fact, it is helpless to let you share our responsibilities. When we received the order yesterday, we had just returned to Kiel from the Atlantic Ocean. In five weeks, the sailors were exhausted. According to the command of the Navy Command, we mobilized without rest. Those who stayed were all volunteers who were determined and in good health. We all knew that this trip would be an unprecedentedly arduous journey, even..."

"We understand!" Lynn straightened his waist and replied deliberately in a sonorous voice: "So, we must pay tribute to the Navy brothers!"

The captain, the captain, the commander and most of the crew around him were very cold, and the captain himself symbolically used the same etiquette. Perhaps... the rebelliousness of the German navy was a precious wealth gradually formed from the era of the Second Empire, but unfortunately his spiritual strength did not guide them to victory. What was left to the world was the sharpness and helplessness of the sea wolf, and the tragic fate of "Bismarck", "Scharnhorst" and "Tirpitz".

Soon, the submarine floated back to the water. Leave a sentence "Start the diesel engine", the captain picked up his pipe, hurriedly took his waterproof jacket and climbed into the command tower cabin.

Although Lin En sat back in his seat, although it was just a temporary job, after the conversation just now, his perfunctory attitude disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a heavy and firm sense of responsibility.

At this moment, the captain said softly: "Captain Weiters is a very charming commander, and we always feel this way!"

"The chief's surname is 'Weiters'?" Lynn asked curiously. The name sounded familiar, but was not sure if he had seen it on the German ace submarine list.

The chief engineer replied: "In the Junker family, the Weister family is also well-known. The commander's great-grandfather participated in two wars against Austria and France. He began to move into the navy from his grandfather's generation and witnessed the rise and fall of the German navy. However... the commander's two brothers were unfortunately killed - they were also submarine commanders!"

Lynn subconsciously turned his head to the vertical ladder leading to the hatch. No wonder the guy holding a pipe was always serious, and it turned out that he was carrying such a heavy family background.

“This is really a pity!”

"Repent? As a soldier, isn't the best destination to die in the battlefield?" The captain suddenly said tragically, and this tone made Lynn think of the "rainbow". At the end of World War I, in order to avoid their captured ships being used by the enemy to attack the motherland, German naval officers and soldiers sank themselves tragically in Scapa Bay. At the end of World War II, with the news of Germany's surrender, many German submarines sailing above the ocean sank themselves after sending out the "rainbow" radio signal.

"If you regard war as the only mission of a soldier... maybe!" Lin En expressed his opinion in a tactful way, but the captain did not understand the meaning behind this. He walked to the navigator with a helpless look on his face.

After the captain went up, as long as the alarm was not issued, everything on the sea surface should be normal. About 20 minutes later, Lynn received the first normal steering command, and this time he completed it smoothly. Half an hour later, the genuine helmsman came back, and his spirit seemed to have recovered a little. However, before he could talk to Lynn, he was scolded by the engineer. However, he did not show any frustration or sadness, but smiled like a child. Finally, he leaned into Lynn's ear: "Hi, Comrade SS, is it okay to stay at the sea?"

Lynn didn't like others to talk to himself in such a strange tone, so he shook his head and said, "Seasy, stomachache, slow reaction, and almost got scolded by Captain Weister! Well! I'll give you the position!"

The helmsman sat down without hesitation and said with some gloating pleasure: "Ha! No one who has just gotten on the boat can escape the reprimand of the captain, but... you are not formal crew members, he should not be so strict!"

"Is that right?" Lin En felt that she had learned some more of the way to lead a soldier, but she didn't know if there was still a chance to practice in the future - the answer would not be revealed at the end of this trip.

When walking towards the torpedo cabin of the boat's stern, Lynn deliberately leaned on the left, with the helmsman, sonar and correspondents all substitutes, as if the navigator was alone, while the square sailing platform was pressed with a transparent board to press a local world map centered on the Atlantic Ocean. On the left, it was to the east coast of the United States, and on the right, it covered the entire Baltic Sea. The top was snow-white, and the bottom extended to the Spanish coast and the Strait of Gibraltar. It seems that the daily activity range of this submarine is still mainly in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Seeing the chart, Lynn suddenly narrowed his eyes and tried to find the destination of the voyage on it. From the root of the Danish Peninsula to the Bay of Stocking in northeast Germany, it was connected by a solid blue line, and from the Bay of Stocking to the Denmark Strait is half solid and half dotted. Obviously, the solid line represents the submarine's track, the dotted line represents its planned route, and the green dotted line passes through the Denmark Strait and goes north along the west coast of Norway. Finally,

It extended to the northernmost part of Norway - because there are red and yellow lines along the way that indicate such dangerous areas and mine areas, Lynn did not see clearly from a distance of one position. In addition, the lights on the navigation platform reflected on the transparent board, he had to get closer to find out what he saw. At this moment, the chief engineer called "Lynn", and then said calmly: "Be careful of leg injuries, walk slowly, and wish you a speedy recovery!"

There was no way, Lynn turned his head and thanked him, leaving the command cabin with only one last step away. He was thinking about the green dotted line all the way. Could it be that the end of this trip was really northern Norway? It was cold and deserted, and its biggest feature was the naturally formed fjord. The "Tirpitz" had been hiding there for a long time and was eventually sunk by the British Air Force in Lingenfjord near Trosham Harbor.

Although the fjords formed during the glacier period are of wonder and can be used to conceal ships during wartime, Norway will return to the hands of the Norwegians and use submarines to send the head of state and these loyal SS troops there. Could it be that there was a secret base in Norway or northern Finland?

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Brothers, be kind, read books, and you can easily throw a *** recommendation ticket!!
Chapter completed!