Chapter 212: Raid on Alexandria! (Second update!)
"What a pity! It would be great if all our torpedoes could be replaced with hydrogen peroxide torpedoes." Major Otto Kretschmer said with some regret.

In the telegram that Colonel Rutte sent to him, he specifically pointed out that the hydrogen peroxide torpedoes equipped by the Japanese Navy were extremely powerful.

You should know that the torpedoes of this era were all electric torpedoes. The technology was very mature, but the power was average. Modern countries use hydrogen peroxide torpedoes, which are a groundbreaking thing for this era.

Hydrogen peroxide torpedo is a thermal-powered torpedo that uses oxygen instead of air to allow the fuel to burn fully. Such a torpedo has the advantages of long range, high speed and great power.

The disadvantage is that it is unstable and prone to explosion, and accidents often occur even in modern times.

So when faced with such serious accidents, Japanese naval captains did not like to carry them at all.

After all, no one wants to sit on a bomb, especially one that could easily explode.

The reason why Colonel Rutte was interested in this torpedo was because of its powerful power.

The force of the explosion from one of these bombs is almost as great as an entire football field.

If a destroyer encounters this type of torpedo, it will be sunk after being hit by two at most.

Aircraft carriers and battleships can also be sunk easily.

As for instability, according to Colonel Rutte's understanding, as long as the problem of the fuse is solved and the stability is increased, this torpedo will definitely be a groundbreaking product.

Of course, if the operation is wrong, it will still explode.

The reason why Colonel Rütte sent him this telegram was that he wanted him to write a joint letter to Dönitz.

Let the navy introduce this torpedo technology. Once the German submarines are equipped with this new torpedo, the power generated will be enormous.

Based on what he knew about Colonel Rutte, this should be true.

I just didn't expect that the Japanese Navy had such advanced things.

It really cannot be underestimated.

Thinking of this, Major Otto Kretschmer decided to wait until the battle was over and then write to Dönitz.

I believe that a letter jointly written by so many ace captains will definitely attract the attention of the other party.

But what is more important right now is to deal with the British fleet in front of us first.

As the submarines moved into position one by one.

Thirty-two submarines are displayed on the seabed outside the port.

Surrounding the entire port in a fan shape.

Originally they had no chance to get so close.

After all, the British army is not stupid, and they will definitely lay mines outside the port.

However, since the disastrous defeat of the Italian Navy, the British fleet has been invincible in the Mediterranean.

Over time, people become less vigilant.

Otherwise, their attack plan would never be completed.

On the water, four captured British warships were already in formation, ready to lay mines for the fleet behind them.

That’s right, it’s a landmine.

There are many mines laid in some places outside the port.

Specially used to prevent sneak attacks from enemy ships.

Only the British Army itself knows the truly safe imports and exports.

Therefore, if you want to know the correct way to enter and exit the port, you have to use warships to step on the mines.

Originally, Nanyun Chuichi was still thinking about how to find the right path.

It was not until the capture of four British warships that he suddenly had an epiphany and made the decision to send the four British warships to the minefield.

The sailors who drove these four warships were all death squads carefully selected by Nan Yunzhong.

Because basically there is no return.

Therefore, he had to select sailors who were not afraid of death.

Fortunately, with the blessing of the Bushido spirit, these sailors did not hesitate too much and immediately chose to sign up.

Since as long as the battleship can be driven, not many suicide squads are needed.

There were only a hundred sailors on the four warships in total.

Otherwise, it is unlikely that Nanyun Chuichi would be willing to pay such a huge price.

Behind the four battleships was Chuichi Nagumo's Third Fleet, with more than twenty battleships lined up in a row.

He will just wait for a safe passage to be opened ahead, and then he will lead these warships into the port of Alexandria.

"Where are the French and Italian troops? Have they not arrived at the designated location yet?" Nanyun Chuichi took a deep breath and asked angrily.

"The Italian army will arrive at the battlefield in three hours, but the French army said it might take them five hours because there is a problem with their battleship's boiler." The communications staff said helplessly.

"Damn it, what time is it already?" Nanyun Chuichi shouted angrily.

The decisive battle is about to begin, and now you tell him that the boiler is broken?
And it happened to be such a coincidence?
It was obviously intentional.

But now the arrow is on the string and must be shot.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be gone.

Thinking of this, Nanyun Chuichi took a deep breath.

"Let the French warships serve as the third wave of attack. Once they arrive at the battlefield, they will immediately join the battle."

"Move the HMS Falcon away from the battlefield. Wait until daybreak and immediately launch all carrier-based aircraft to bomb the British warships."

"As for the Italian navy, tell them to give them two hours to get to the battlefield."

"Hi." The communications staff responded immediately.

"Let them step on the mines and open a safe passage, then send a telegram to the German submarines and attack immediately when there is a suitable opportunity." Nagumo Chuichi took a deep breath. He knew that in this battle, many warships would be destroyed, but it didn't matter.

As long as we can severely damage the British warships in Alexandria.

Then the situation will change dramatically.

Thinking of this, Chuichi Nanyun gave another order.

"Attack, board."

"Hay."

The four British warships received the order and burned their boilers to maximum and quickly increased their speed.

boom!
Not long after sailing, a warship hit a mine.

The violent explosion made the British sailors who had just fallen asleep a little dazed.

"Where did the explosion happen?" a sailor asked in confusion, rubbing his eyes.

"It should be the mine outside that exploded. I guess the submarine hit a mine." Another sailor listened to the sound and then lay down and continued to sleep.

boom!
As soon as he lay down, another explosion was heard.

This made them a little confused.

Why are there still explosions?
The observation post at the port was even more confused.

Because through the lighthouse in the watchtower, he could clearly see the warship that had hit the mine.

It turned out to be their battleship.

There was the Union Jack hanging above, and the familiar appearance of a battleship.

The sailors at the observation post were a little confused.

Why do we have our own warships?
The sailor, who couldn't figure it out, reported everything he saw.

Soon, Admiral Kan Anning, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up.

"Our warships?" Admiral Kan An Ning was also a little confused.

Didn’t he receive any news that his own warships were about to enter the port?
"Yes, our flag is flying on it, and the style of the battleship is the same as the four battleships that disappeared in the Indian Ocean not long ago." The adjutant's words made Admiral Kananning's brain crash a little.

What do you mean?
Did the task force led by Whippet and its warships survive?

Why not send a telegram?

The radio is broken?

impossible!

Could it be that the radio stations of the four battleships are all broken?

Less likely!

The chance of this happening is very small.

"Should we fire back?" the adjutant asked after a moment's hesitation.

There are also coastal defense guns in the port. Once fired, these four warships can definitely be destroyed.

"Send them flag signals, ask about their situation, and urge them to stop immediately." Admiral Kan An Ning pondered for a while and felt that it would be better to find out the situation first.

After all, it was their own battleship, and it was sunk, and the loss was still the battleship of the British Empire.

Hearing this, the adjutant nodded, thinking that it made some sense.

"Yes."

"If you find anything wrong, sound the combat alert immediately." Admiral Kan Anning always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Soon, the observation post sent out a flag signal, asking the enemy to stop first, because there was a minefield there, and if they went on, they would definitely be sunk. However, the enemy did not respond at all.

But keep moving forward regardless.

This made the British sailors who were responsible for signaling feel something was wrong.

Is it a fake?

It shouldn’t be!

The appearance of the battleship will not change.

boom!
Another explosion occurred, and a warship hit a mine directly, causing a big hole in the side of the ship, and seawater continued to pour back.

But still keep moving forward.

Fortunately, the British army did not lay many mines.

Otherwise, it would be sunk before it could go far.

The main reason is that it is too troublesome to salvage this thing, so if there is no frequent harassment, they will not deploy so many mines.

The reason for laying some mines is to prevent sneak attacks and to allow you to sleep peacefully at night.

After all, the shadow cast by the German submarines on them was too great.

"Something's wrong. There is still no response. Let's sound the combat alert." After pondering for a while, Admiral Kan An Ning felt that it would be better to sound the combat alert first.

Then, a series of shrill alarms were heard in the port of Alexandria.

The British sailors who were still sleeping immediately came out of their respective barracks.

He looked at the port in the distance with a confused look on his face.

Explosions were heard in the distance.

Although they didn't understand what was happening, they still ran towards their respective warships.

The four British warships on the periphery finally made a safe path out.

When they arrived at the entrance and exit waterway, only one of the four warships was still intact, and the others were all damaged.

One of them is about to sink.

At this time, they suddenly turned and drove to both sides.

The British sailors were baffled.

What is this going to do?
As a result, the next second, a scene that shocked them appeared.

More than twenty Japanese warships appeared before them in the distance.

"Damn it, it's a Japanese battleship, it's a Japanese battleship."

"Enemy attack, enemy attack."

Some British sailors who had come to their senses shouted loudly.

The quick sailors ran towards the boiler room.

Because it was a period of rest and maintenance, none of the warships were started.

If you encounter an attack at this time, the startup will be very slow.

But they couldn't care less about that. They had to send out a warship to block the enemy's attack.

Otherwise, the warships left in the port would become targets.

As a result, we saw several destroyers heading towards the port at full speed.

When you reach the port, launch torpedoes immediately.

They saw more than a dozen torpedoes heading directly towards them.

Seeing this scene, the British sailors felt their scalps tingle.

"Damn it, get out of the way."

"How to avoid it? It's still starting."

"Let the destroyers block the torpedoes."

At this time, there is no time to worry about anything else and the only thing we can do is let the destroyer block the mines.

But it was too late.

boom!
Hydrogen peroxide torpedo, whistling towards us.

One cruiser had no time to dodge and was hit by all the torpedoes.

Immediately afterwards, a violent explosion was heard.

There was a series of ear-numbing sounds of steel twisting, and then the cruiser was completely broken into two.

When the captains of the Japanese destroyers saw this scene, they were immediately overjoyed.

I didn't expect to sink a cruiser in the first battle. This is a good start.

On the bottom of the sea, Major Otto Kretschmer saw the British cruiser being sunk through the periscope, and his eyes lit up.

"As expected of a hydrogen peroxide torpedo, it's really powerful."

This is several times more powerful than their torpedoes. If they can also replace them with such torpedoes, the results of the battle will be even greater.

boom!
boom!
boom!
After the destroyer's torpedoes were fired, the ship's guns also began to show their power.

However, due to its small caliber and the fact that it was built for anti-submarine purposes.

Therefore, the power is not very great, and it is unrealistic to rely on naval guns to sink the British army.

"Let the destroyers withdraw." Nagumo Chuichi shook his head. It was impossible to sink the battleship by relying on the destroyer's guns.

Not to mention that there are two battleships and an aircraft carrier in the port.

"Hai!"

Before long, the Japanese heavy cruisers began to show their power.

The damage increases immediately!

But that's not the point.

Because the real killer is the German submarines on the seabed.

"It's our turn. All submarines, launch torpedoes immediately." Colonel Rutte immediately seized the opportunity and began to give orders to all submarines.

"All submarines launch torpedoes immediately! Fire!"

"Torpedo number one, fire!"

"Torpedo number two, fire!"

"Torpedo number three, fire!"

"Torpedo number four, fire!"

Because before they set out, they received orders to attack Alexandria Port, so they carried the maximum number of torpedoes.

At this moment, receiving the order, thirty-two submarines launched torpedoes at the same time.

After the torpedo was launched, the officers and soldiers immediately took out the torpedo and continued to load it into the launch hole.

When a large number of torpedoes rushed towards the British warships, the sailors on the British fleet turned pale and even covered their eyes, not daring to look at what was in front of them.

Because they knew it was over, at least the destroyers and cruisers were finished.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Then there were explosions, one louder than the last, resounding through the sky.

"Damn it, the cabin is flooded."

"The ammunition depot exploded."

"It's sinking."

"Retreat quickly!"

"Asshole, why are there so many submarines here?"

"Oh my God, how did these German soldiers get here?"

The continuous explosions in the port made Admiral Kanan Ning dizzy and almost fainted.

He suddenly remembered that two years ago, on a night like this, he led his fleet to raid the port where the French fleet was located.

Unexpectedly, not long after that, the German army and the Japanese fleet also attacked his port.

Things really are changing!

At this moment, Admiral Kan An Ning was in tears and could only roar with gritted teeth.

"Let all night planes take off immediately and destroy those warships for me."

"Let all warships fight back immediately."

"Yes."

　This chapter was not easy to write. It took too much effort. There is still one more picture, and it’s past eleven o’clock!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)