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    At 1 o'clock in the morning on September 19, 1911, after a day of fierce fighting, most of the officers and soldiers of the American warships had already fallen asleep. More than a dozen huge battleships were like hills standing on the sea, slowly.  Sailing slowly.  In order to avoid being attacked by submarines, these battleships did not stop sailing, but only kept their speed at about four or five knots.  The route on the sea is also a standard zigzag anti-submarine route.

    Surrounding these battleships and heavy cruisers, there are more than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers cruising. The searchlights above illuminate the sea as if it were daytime, forming a tight anti-submarine net.

    The outermost part of the anti-submarine network is a dozen light cruisers of the US fleet.  This anti-submarine net is a full ten kilometers away from the battleship, which has already exceeded the maximum range of the fish.  On the innermost level, there are more than ten destroyers.  The flexible and faster destroyers became the last line of defense to protect the battleships.  Once the submarines break through the outer defenses of the light cruisers, they will take on the heavy responsibility of protecting the battleships.  When necessary, it can even serve as a human shield for the battleship, blocking torpedoes for the battleship.  After all, the cost of building a destroyer is only a few hundred thousand dollars, while the cost of a battleship is tens of millions of dollars.  Sacrificing destroyers to protect battleships is well worth it!

    Fifteen kilometers away from the U.S. fleet, the submarine force at the Santa Cruz Island Naval Base has stopped on the sea.  The US military's anti-submarine network is very tight, and it is even more dangerous for the submarine force!

    "Order all ships to prepare to dive! Sneak into the US military queue at a speed of 5 knots and quietly pass through the anti-submarine net. After two hours, rise to the height of the periscope, and then launch an attack on the enemy ship closest to you. Then evacuate immediately and restart  Look for opportunities!" Colonel Li Long said with an ugly look on his face as he looked at the sea area in front of him that was illuminated by searchlights like daylight!  The tightness of the US military's anti-submarine network has exceeded his expectations.  He didn't know how many submarines would return safely after this attack!

    In less than ten minutes, twelve submarines dived into the sea fifty meters deep and sailed forward quietly.  They will complete the two-hour flight quietly and then look for the plane.

    The two hours passed quickly.  When the navigator reminded Colonel Li Long that the time was up, Colonel Li Long immediately ordered the submarine to rise to the height of the periscope to observe the situation on the sea surface.

    Soon, a dark iron pipe rose from the sea.  The luck of the 221st boat is relatively good. They have successfully penetrated the first anti-submarine net of the US military and entered the interior of the US fleet.  The 221st boat was in a good position to float up. A huge battleship was not far in front of them, sailing slowly at a speed of four knots!

    "Very good, it's this guy! Prepare the fish and launch!" Colonel Li Long ordered excitedly!

    ¡®Shark-class submarine has two torpedo launch tubes, which can launch two 533mm heavy torpedoes at the same time.  At this moment, one thousand two hundred meters in front of the 211th boat is the US Navy's Wyoming-class battleship No. 2 Arkansas.  ¡®The battleship USS Arkansas was conducting zigzag anti-submarine warfare in accordance with regulations, and did not realize that the crisis was approaching!

    "Bang bang!" Two deep muffled sounds came to mind.  Two heavy torpedoes rushed towards the battleship Arkansas at a speed of 30 knots.  According to the current speed, it will only take one hundred seconds for the two heavy torpedoes to have a close contact with the battleship Arkansas.  In order to increase the hit rate, after launching the first two torpedoes, the 221st boat once again launched two torpedoes at the battleship Arkansas one minute later!

    After the torpedo was launched, the 221st boat quickly dived and retracted its periscope.  Prepare to escape from here and find another fighter plane!

    But at this moment, a destroyer from the U.S. fleet passed nearby, and its searchlight happened to shine here.  The observer above clearly saw a dark pipe descending.

    "Black pipe? How can there be a black pipe in the sea? Submarine! Chinese submarine!" The watchman sounded the alarm without hesitation.  Suddenly, all the destroyers and light cruisers were busy, and searchlights were shining all around, looking for Chinese submarines.  And those slow battleships and heavy cruisers immediately started to accelerate!

    "Torpedoes! Two torpedoes on the port side! No, four torpedoes! Avoid immediately!" The soldiers on duty on the port side of the USS Arkansas also discovered the water marks left by the four torpedoes on the sea while sailing at high speed.  The two torpedoes in front were now less than 400 meters away from the battleship Arkansas, while the two torpedoes in the back were 800 meters away.

    ¡®The captain of the Arkansas immediately ordered the battleship to make an emergency turn.  However, the battleship's speed is now very low before it starts to accelerate. If it wants to accelerate to more than ten knots, it will take at least ten more seconds.?? time.  And the torpedoes launched by Chinese submarines will definitely not give them this chance!  !

    "Boom! Boom!" At 3:07 in the morning, two loud bangs sounded on the port side of the battleship Arkansas, and flames shot into the sky!

    Two heavy torpedoes hit the battleship Arkansas almost at the same time. One hit the bow of the ship, and the other exploded in the middle of the ship!  The huge impact directly caused the battleship Arkansas to jump on the sea.

    The hundreds of kilograms of high explosives in the heavy torpedo warhead easily destroyed the underwater protection of the battleship Arkansas and blew two large holes in the hull.  The turbulent seawater poured into the battleship Arkansas.

    ¡®The captain of the USS Arkansas asked the damage control personnel to find a way to save the battleship, but the damage control personnel were unable to do anything about it.  Before the captain of the battleship Arkansas could react, two other heavy torpedoes struck again.  One of the torpedoes passed through the belly of the battleship Arkansas due to an error in determining the depth.  But another torpedo accurately hit the battleship 'Arkansas' amidships again.

    "Crack!" The keel of the battleship USS Arkansas broke in the explosion, causing the battleship to break into two pieces in an instant.  The turbulent seawater poured into the battleship. In less than two minutes, the battleship that was broken into two pieces sank into the sea, leaving a huge swirl on the sea!

    The attack of the 221st submarine was very smooth, but the attacks of other submarines were not so smooth.  Many submarines were spotted by U.S. Navy destroyers before they could attack.  After discovering the Chinese Navy's submarine, the US destroyer rushed over at high speed and launched a fierce bombardment with rapid-fire cannons!  The submarine's shell was very thin and could not withstand the bombardment of rapid-fire cannons. It had to give up the operation and make an emergency dive.  However, these US destroyers would not let go of the Chinese submarine. After they arrived at the sinking area of ??the submarine, they began to drop depth charges downwards, hoping to blow up the submerged Chinese submarine!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Violent explosions echoed on the sea, and columns of water rose into the sky.  A submarine was blown up during an attack by a US destroyer, and lumps of oil or rags and the like floated on the sea.  Other submarines escaped smoothly.

    ¡®On the bridge of the battleship Nevada, two minutes after the alarm sounded, William.  Admiral Benson appeared on the bridge!

    "How's the situation?" William.  Admiral Benson asked.  He had already expected that the Chinese Navy's submarine would launch an attack, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!

    "General, our destroyers and light cruisers are encircling and suppressing Chinese submarines. Battleships and heavy cruisers are accelerating!" the officer on duty reported.

    "How's the loss?" William.  Admiral Benson asked.

    "'Arkansas was sunk. No other battleships were lost!" the officer on duty replied.

    "Well! Let the destroyers and light cruisers strengthen the encirclement and suppression, and blow up all the Chinese water rats on the bottom of the sea!" William.  Admiral Benson ordered with a cold face.  A battleship was sunk, which made him very painful!

    The fierce battle on the sea continued, and many submarine attacks failed to succeed.  After being discovered by US warships, some submarines fired torpedoes hastily and then made an emergency dive.  Some submarines dived directly without even launching torpedoes.

    At 3:21, there was another loud noise on the sea.  The 226th boat of the Chinese Navy launched a torpedo 1,500 meters away from the USS Arizona battleship.  However, at this moment, the speed of the battleship Arizona has increased to 8 knots.  During the evasion, he successfully avoided one torpedo, but was hit by another torpedo in the stern of the ship.  Although this blow did not kill the USS Arizona, it also suffered heavy damage.  However, after the first boat fired another torpedo, the U.S. Navy destroyer that arrived in time penetrated the outer shell. After the turbulent seawater poured into it, the submarine sank into the sea and never floated again!

    Two hours later, the U.S. military stopped encircling and suppressing Chinese submarines.  At this moment, they were already twenty kilometers away from the sea area where they were raided, and they were already out of the attack range of Chinese submarines.  However, in this raid, one battleship of the U.S. fleet was sunk and another was severely damaged, causing heavy losses to the U.S. fleet.

    The Chinese submarine force also suffered a lot of losses. Only three of the twelve submarines finally returned to Port Ayora.  Company commander Colonel Li Long's 221st boat was also sunk during the battle!

    After receiving the battle report, the commander of the naval base, Rear Admiral Li Hai, fell silent.  Then, he sent a telegram home. The content was very simple, with only a few words: My brother has been loyal to the country!
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