ebookland Chapter 726: Unable to Escape
Chapter 726: Unable to Escape
"Major Iijima, what should we do?"
At this moment, everyone in the remaining submarine was very nervous. When they were sinking just now, they saw one submarine exploded. The other submarine should not be able to escape either. Now they were the only ones left.
"Don't talk, let me think about it."
Major Iijima's whole body was soaked with sweat. Now, Li Shaoyi's destroyers were everywhere around them, and their position had basically been locked. If they wanted to escape, it would be almost impossible.
So now there is only one way to survive, and that is to sink quickly to the bottom of the sea, then lie there and try your luck.
"Dive immediately, dive as deep as possible, and everyone should avoid unnecessary movement."
After a brief analysis, Major Iijima gave the order. The people present were all veterans, otherwise they would not have been selected to participate in this operation. They also knew that this was the only way out, but the success rate of this way was only half at most.
When the destroyers on the sea discover the submarine, they will immediately draw a circle. Within the scope of this circle is the farthest route the submarine can reach in the recent period, and the engine must be running.
If the sonar doesn't detect any sound, it means the submarine has shut down its engine, and he is within this circle, unless he can teleport.
In this case, if the destroyer carries enough depth charges, it can blow up the entire area, but if it is not enough, it can only select some important areas, and then the submarine will have a chance to survive.
When Ding Hanhai received the report from his subordinates, he immediately understood the Japanese commander's intentions.
"Inform the sonar team to keep an eye on the surroundings. Report any noise immediately. The destroyers will carry out their bombing missions. Don't miss a single drop. Tell them not to worry about depth charges. We're close to shore, so we can easily replenish them."
Commander Ding is also good at this. If you lack guns and cannons, no matter how clever you are, you can't beat the enemy. But if you have enough supplies, in this case, the Japanese are really no match for us.
After receiving the order, several destroyers began to drop depth charges along the established route. Many soldiers were crowded on the deck at this moment, looking at the water column exploding in the distance, with a bit of disappointment on their faces.
The white water column was blown up, which meant that the submarine was not hit. There was only some black water mixed in it, or some submarine wreckage, which meant that our attack was successful.
The number of depth charges on the destroyer was decreasing, and the faces of the officers and soldiers of the Pujiang Army on the surface were becoming more and more worried. Li Shaoyi and Commander Ding were standing on the deck, but they were not in a hurry.
"Report to the commander, the destroyer No. 112 has run out of depth charges..."
After hearing this, the combat staffs around all looked depressed. Without depth charges and the enemy not coming out from the bottom of the sea, doesn't that mean we can't do anything to them?
At this moment, the Japanese submarine officers and soldiers under the sea were soaked in sweat. The temperature in the submarine was high and there were all kinds of unpleasant smells. In addition, all the machines had stopped and all the air was not flowing.
They had undergone this kind of training before and would be able to survive it, but the problem was that depth charges were constantly exploding above their heads. Although it had not yet reached them, it sounded like it would soon.
When the depth charge explodes, it will create extremely strong pressure at the bottom of the water. If the submarine can survive, they are lucky, but if they cannot withstand this pressure, they will immediately crack, and even the entire submarine will be deformed, and these people can't expect to survive.
Just when everyone was holding their breath, another bomb came over, the whole submarine shook, and everyone's heart was in their throat. The depth charge just now was quite close to us, which meant that the enemy was about to approach us.
After a few minutes, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After the bomb exploded, they didn't expect that there were no more bombs.
Major Iijima looked at his watch. The bombing had been going on for more than ten minutes. Could it be that they had run out of depth charges?
A smile appeared on this guy's face. If that was true, then we had saved our lives. Although this battle failed and we didn't gain any results, it was quite difficult for us to survive under such circumstances.
Who would have thought that they would put depth charges on airplanes? This is a topic under research. Some Western naval powers have only talked about it, but Li Shaoyi's army has already used it in reality. If you didn't see it with your own eyes, who would believe it was true?
"Everyone can relax a little. The enemy should no longer have depth charges. We can move around a bit, but don't make too much noise. Once they're gone from our heads, we can return to Japan. This will take at least a few hours."
Based on his own experience, Major Iijima began to let his men relax. After all, in this absolutely tense situation, many people were already at a loss. They had to relax their minds, otherwise someone would definitely do something wrong. In a submarine like this, if one person did something wrong, everyone might be dragged to the Dragon Palace.
Just as the major finished speaking, violent vibrations came from the surrounding area again, and they were much more intense than before.
Major Iijima and everyone else's expressions changed very quickly. They looked relieved just now, but now they felt like they were standing on the edge of a cliff. A picture appeared in Major Iijima's mind. Those planes flew back again, and they carried more depth charges. They could drop bombs one area at a time, and their speed was much faster than that of a destroyer.
Originally, there were about three depth charges in a small square, but now there were a total of sixteen modified seaplanes in the sky, each of which could carry six depth charges. In some uncertain areas, the amount of depth charges dropped was directly doubled.
The result came out very quickly. Major Iijima and his men would never need to return to Japan. A water column exploded on the sea, and it was finally dark...