The classic torpedo after 21st century technology modulation has performed amazing performance!

From the depth of the periscope, the slender and smooth body of steel seemed to smell the bloody shark, dragging a long string of fine bubbles and slashing out the water waves! A distance of less than three kilometers was swift as its speed increased rapidly. In a blink of an eye, the slender body of the "Strong Sheng" suddenly appeared in front of him!

The "A-2a" self-guided torpedo specially used to deal with high-speed targets, the thunderhead is combined with an active passive sound guidance array. It is very sensitive to the warship propeller that violently stirs the sea water during the voyage of this era, and it is like seeing a bright torch in the dark!

Because it is an angle attack at an oblique angle, the two consecutive torpedoes immediately sensitively capture the source of sound after they rush to the nearest place, and the trajectory changes accordingly and floats out to the water surface simultaneously. ≤

At this time, the splashes generated by the stirring at the stern were clearly visible. And the arc-shaped track was extremely abnormal. If someone carefully observed it, he would definitely judge that there was something suspicious below running wildly! In addition, the speed was also very high, at least more than forty knots! It was definitely not a natural thing!

It seemed as if the British were destined to have such a disaster. The "Strong Sheng" from Captain Williams, which had more than 800 people, focused all the attention on searching for the enemies in the distance. They had deduced various possible encounters, without exception, built on Chinese ships running quickly from a distance, intercepting directly or sneaking in secret, bombarding with cold guns ten kilometers away, and then a tragic battle could break out, etc.

From beginning to end, no one suggested that he would be attacked by nearby torpedoes.

In the British navy of this era, this idea is ridiculous. A torpedo with a range of only a few hundred meters must be risked to be smashed by rapid-fire cannons, and desperately approach the edge of the enemy ship, release the torpedo, and then hope to be fooled---read right, it's fooled!

Within a few hundred meters, it was almost face-to-face release, and not even blind people could see clearly. The small-caliber rapid-fire guns on the warship were set up for them. With the self-defense firepower of the "Strong Sheng", her 28 12-pound and 3-pound guns completely avoided the possibility of being attacked by a torpedo boat.

So, the observers of the entire ship stretched their necks and looked at the calm sea ten kilometers away, but completely ignored that just under their noses, a dangerous ghost was approaching quietly, and two sharp swords had already stabbed their life gate!

At the stern of the ship, an officer who was looking down from the railing accidentally saw the tortuous tracks and was stunned. It was definitely not the broom-like track caused by the warship propeller splitting the water surface at high speed, which seemed particularly inconsistent. He subconsciously looked closely and saw that the two black figures of black dust reopened steadily on the surface of the water layer. The arrows pierced the rear of the warship like an arrow!

"Not good! It must be a very dangerous and strange thing!"

The officer's heart twitched suddenly, his body trembled involuntarily, and he was about to scream with his throat.

But it was too late! The torpedo that had entered the fast-paced Mercedes-Benz stage rushed to the bottom of his nose in a flash. Under his desperate gaze with his eyes wide open, he suddenly sank into the bottom of the "Strong Sheng".

The next moment, a wave of surging force was brewing and vigorously from the water and surging out! A huge water platform with a diameter of more than 200 meters suddenly surged upwards in an instant, and it rushed upwards more than ten meters high!

In an instant, the central part of the water platform suddenly emerged from the sunken and violently towards the top. A thick water column pierced into the sky coldly, like a giant dragon coming out of the water, showing off its infinite power!

The "Strong Sheng Hot" was suddenly lifted up by the water platform, and the stern was raised by 10 or 20 meters at once. The strong keel could not withstand such a arrogant force, twisted and broken, making a creepy squeak! But this was just a moment of change, and then the keel and hull structure were crushed by the heavy force below. The latter half collapsed and broke, and in the earth-shaking loud noise, it turned into millions of pieces, splashing and flying towards the vast sea!

The poor officer didn't have time to spit out his throat, but he was squeezed and crushed by Pang Pei's power and the hull!

Captain Williams, who stood at the top of the commander tower and watched the enemy formation, was extremely lucky to be flew out by a sudden force with several lookout hands. He flew dozens of meters in the air with his teeth and claws, and plunged into the cold sea water!

Before they could control their bodies and struggle upwards, they pushed the huge waves formed by the expansion of the sea water, slapped them hard, rolling them in the middle and rolling them into the distance for hundreds of meters. During this process, they heard a earth-shaking and dull sound!

"Boom!"

The first torpedo hit the bottom of the ship and exploded, luring the second one that was close at hand, while instantly squeezing the sea water, shattering the rear half of the hull of the "Strong Sheng" on the spot!

It was originally used to deal with the super battleships with lightning protection compartments and under-layer armor decades later. Even the majestic "Yamato" that would have to be called a terrible killer weapon. It was used on the "Strong Sheng" of Thin Pier, which was like a cannon hitting a mosquito!

The 350 kilograms of high explosive drugs were fully exerted, and the water platform with a diameter of 200 meters was lifted on the sea surface, forming a giant mountain pillar that rushed into the sky two or three hundred meters! The half-piece of the "Qiansheng" was rolled in the middle, like a toy in the hand of a giant beast, throwing it out fiercely, moving forward rapidly along the raised wave peak and sliding down!

Not long after serving, I had just served, and before I could use my proud figure and powerful firepower, I fell into the sea inexplicably and sank in a crooked manner!

From beginning to end, there was no three minutes in total. The Qiangsheng only had half of the upright bow left, and the broken main mast was still swaying on the water surface and quickly disappeared completely!

The 894 crew members of the entire ship, except for the deck, the commander's tower, and the turret, were thrown out, and more than 800 people were smashed or stunned on the spot, sank along with the broken warships!

On the x401 boat, everyone shut their mouths and pricked their ears and listened. From the short time after the torpedo was launched, they clearly felt that it was so slow that second by second.

Jiao Hai and several engineers and technicians clenched their fists. The corners of their eyes were trembling slightly uncontrollably, and they kept praying in their hearts: "It will definitely hit, and it will definitely be successful in the explosion!"

Finally, a dull roar came from afar, striking hard on the submarine's shell, bursting out like a loud roar!

Jiao Hai couldn't help but wave his fist and whispered: "It's explode!"

Cai Tinggan was unmoved, but quickly raised his periscope. He observed in the direction of the explosion. When the broken "Strong Sheng" toy was lifted up high, countless sailors with broken hulls and claws were shocked and flew across the sky. The huge waves were empty and ran away. The influence of the water column not completely falling into his eyes. He held the handle and trembled slightly, and shouted in a deep voice: "I hit it!"

All crew members waved their fists hard in the air!

Great! The first official bomb loading cruise and the first attack, there was such a huge gain. It was simply a good start, no better! This indicates that they will usher in a bright future!

Cai Tinggan forced himself to control his emotions. He turned around and moved away from his position and greeted Jiao Hai: "You can see the effect of the weapon with your own eyes."

It is a wise attitude to share the moment of honor.

Jiao Hai nodded thankfully, went over to take the periscope, and immediately saw the tragic scene in the distance!

A warship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons was blown to pieces, and the crushed wooden boards were like rain, and it was no problem to rush hundreds of meters in the wind. Some pieces were even blown away a kilometer or two away, and the broken flags were blown by the wind for a long time and could not land.

What caught Jiao Hai's eye was the water splashes still on the boiling sea surface. Countless wooden boards were pushed in all directions, and a large number of things that were suspected to be corpses were mixed in the middle. The vague bow of the ship was raised up unnaturally, and some people kept falling from it.

Too miserable.

Even though Jiao Hai had experienced hard battles, he couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he was also proud from the bottom of his heart. It was the weapons they created with their own hands that killed all the enemy's conspiracies and shattered the seemingly powerful force. This directly recovered how much losses and how much ammunition saved, which could not be calculated!

Cai Tinggan calmly ordered the radio operator: "Create power to the command center, and our ship successfully sinks the enemy's suspicious ship."

"yes!"

The young soldier agreed excitedly and sent a telegram ticked.

In the command center, Yang Hao and everyone were immediately excited and congratulated the Navy's x401 boat flag for victory. Then they called Cai Tinggan back: "The results are commendable, continue to work hard. Also, be sure to pay attention to hiding the traces and not expose them."

Cai Tinggan knew what this meant. There were also enemy sailors who might be alive on the sea, but they could not expose the submarines to capture prisoners. Whether the other party could survive until the arrival of the rescue ship depends entirely on their luck.

Withdrawing the periscope, he ordered the submarine to turn the direction and accelerate towards the Seto Inland Sea.

The "Qiansheng" sank rapidly, but it was not a silent end. Not only was the "Dengzhou" destroyer watching from afar, but on the northern island, a group of people were looking here with the help of a telescope.

When the thick water column suddenly soared into the sky, and then a loud thunder-like sound came, the British and Japanese bureaucrats and soldiers were all shocked at the same time!

They did not see any other warships launching an attack. The "Qiangsheng" exploded without warning, as if they accidentally exploded the ammunition depot, causing its innocent end!

They hurriedly prepared a long-term support force for another coast to generate electricity, and asked them to dispatch urgently to rescue the dead ships. At the same time, they continued to search for their vision without giving up, trying to find a perpetrator to complete their grand plan.

It’s a pity that no one was fooled!

The "Dengzhou" slowly wandered thirty kilometers away from the south waters. With radar scanning and ship observation, he avoided the likely approaching eyeliner and flew around the explosion center around the periphery. It was not until the rescue ships from Shikoku Island rushed in that Sa Zhenbing ordered the warship to return to the route and drove to the waters where the accident was happening step by step.

From beginning to end, it seems that this matter has nothing to do with you.

However, when the British, who had carefully planned all this, had a helpless look like they were seeing the ghost when they received the news.

Sa Daoyi looked at each other with a group of bureaucrats involved in the plan. Finally, he had to sigh: "Our warship sank due to unknown reasons. The people who have been rescued recalled that there were no signs of attack. It was very similar to a disaster caused by a torpedo or ammunition depot explosion."

"This is a coincidence, right? We sent a warship to test the breakthrough and immediately exploded and sank. Could it be that the Chinese people noticed the signs and then used methods we didn't know to intercept the attack?"

Someone immediately refuted that the coincidence was too big and it seemed weird.

"Besides, it doesn't matter whether the Chinese are doing it. We only need an excuse to drive the warship to Kyushu Island. The price is a bit high."

The politicians' indifferent tone angered the naval officer present. Major David Betty slapped the table in anger and shouted loudly: "The price? What do you think of the Imperial Navy as?! This is war, this is sacrifice! This is precious warships and lovely naval officers and soldiers paying for your stupid conspiracy! I absolutely do not agree with such a ridiculous statement! You must come up with an explanation!"

The navy hates conspiracy, and they only need to defeat all enemies upright. The "Strong Honour" represents the face of the Huang family Navy, but inexplicably ends in the tentative action and dies without any reputation.

Sa Daoyi stopped the noisy sides and made a decision: "It doesn't make much sense to force the Chinese to carry it on the heads of the Chinese. They have formed de facto control over Kyushu Island and the Seto Inland Sea. Unless we decide to launch another head-on conflict, it will only add a record to the other party. Let's try to figure out the truth about the explosion. As for our plan..."

Before he could finish his words, Major David Betty interrupted without hesitation: "I will ask the Far East Navy to refuse to participate in this plan. You can use a small sampan to carry the Japanese to test the artillery fire of Chinese warships. The precious power of the Royal Navy cannot be wasted on this!"

Sa Daoyi had a headache. If the Navy did not cooperate, he would not be able to play his tricks later.

In addition, he vaguely felt that things might be worse than expected. If the Chinese were really making trouble, then were they demonstrating in this way, proving that they had absolute certainty and ability to eliminate all temptations?

Failure again made him feel very uncomfortable. When did the British Empire's flexible diplomatic strategies and strong political influence become so useless?

He could only continue to arrange for the Japanese to drive a small steamship of dozens of tons, sneaking through the Fenghou waterway like a thief, and transporting limited resources and soldiers to Kyushu Island. This support is similar to an ants moving, and for the rebels on the island who struggled to fight hard on the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces, it was like a drop in the bucket.

The news of the "Strong Sheng" explosion sinking reached the UK, and the Admiralty held an emergency meeting for this. Sir William White listened to the preliminary investigation results with a gloomy face and firmly denied the possibility of torpedo explosion.

"Whitehead's new torpedo is of reliable quality and trustworthy! Unless it is hit by a shell, it is impossible to explode itself! I would rather believe that it was caused by the enemy's torpedo attack!"

It is a good thing to trust the quality of your own weapons, but it definitely seems a bit inappropriate. After all, any strange things can happen at sea, and this time is no exception.

An official from the Navy shook his head and said, "We currently have limited information and cannot make further analysis. However, according to the survivor's narrative, no one has noticed a ship attack nearby. I believe that the ethics of the naval officers and soldiers will not lie."

Sir White frowned and pondered.

Whitehead's improved version of the "Whitehead Torpedo" has a range of up to 7,000 yards, which is a revolutionary progress and has never spread outward. Currently, only the most advanced warships in Britain can equip it.

The people on the "Qiangsheng" are obviously not so stupid that they can't even see the warships a few kilometers away. So, who launched the attack that caused this tragedy?

"Hmm? Maybe, submarine?!"

Sir White suddenly raised his head, as if something was touched in his heart, and his eyes swept to the naval bureaucrats with a cold look: "Is there any information that the Chinese are making submarines?"

"submarine?"

Everyone was confused, Major General Fisher keenly captured his thoughts and helped remind: "Only submarines can do it suddenly launch an illuminated attack on the completely open sea. Yes, if it is a torpedo launched by a submarine, it is very likely that such a result will be caused."

The officer in charge of Far Eastern intelligence shook his head decisively: "We have not discovered anything. In addition, I don't think that the submarine attack can be discovered without any trace. If the people on the "Strong Sheng" are not even aware of being approached by the submarine, it would be too unbelievable."

It is very difficult to be practical in this era. It is even more ridiculous to find that it is not discovered when it is driven nearby torpedoes.

"Everyone, according to Colonel Williams, they were sailing at 21 knots when the explosion occurred. I don't know what submarines can be in the world that can chase and attack at such speeds."

At the 21st quarter, it is as fast as a galloping horse. Even if you aim at a target with such a speed on land, it is extremely difficult. Everyone knows what kind of virtues the submarines are these days. It is too far-fetched to say that this thing is done.

William White always thinks something is wrong, but without enough information to support him, he can't just make a fuss, that seems too irresponsible.

The quarrel cannot solve the problem, and the meeting did not come up with a convincing conclusion at the end. Anyway, the Navy Ordnance Administration absolutely does not admit that there is something wrong with their weapons, so naturally the naval officers and soldiers cannot say that they are blind. All speculations are attributed to, "The Chinese may have created secret weapons that we don't know" and make excuses.

Don’t think such a conclusion is ridiculous. These days, the upper classes of the great powers are ruled by aristocrats, and I don’t know how many strange excuses are said. Such conclusions are just right to avoid someone taking the blame, and everyone is happy.
Chapter completed!