Volume 1: The Battleship Yitian Changes into the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Chapter 10: Dongxiang is no longer famous
"Remember, be sure to turn the timing knob of the mine all the way. Don't turn it too early or you'll explode before you have time to run." Sun Gang looked at them and reminded them again.
"Got it! Shut up your crow mouth!" Su Xin glared at him in dissatisfaction, "Why are you acting like a woman?" He regretted what he said as soon as he said it, because several knife-like glances shot over from the side.
"Just wait, I'll settle the score with you when this is over ." Ling'er glared at him fiercely and put on a diving helmet.
"You want to kill me with your eyes? No way." Su Xin smiled and put on the helmet.
Sun Gang checked all the equipment again, changed his clothes, put on a diving helmet, and when he was ready, he nodded to the two of them. The three of them first threw their thrusters into the water, and then one by one they entered the water like dumplings.
It felt so good to swim in the sea. Sun Gang operated the thruster, looked at the rising sun in the distance reluctantly, and gestured to the two of them, instructing them to drive towards the battlefield.
After a while, the red light from the artillery fire gradually disappeared, and the battle seemed to end suddenly, but now he knew in his heart that the real battle had just begun.
After an unknown amount of time, there was suddenly a stream of black smoke coming from a steamer in the distance. Sun Gang knew that it was the British merchant ship "Gaosheng" hired by China to transport reinforcements. On board were 1,200 Tianjin training troops, the front battalion of the imperial guards and the artillery of the guard battalion. These reinforcements had high combat effectiveness. If they could reach Korea, they would be of great help to the war situation there.
The outline of a Japanese cruiser gradually appeared on the sea, and Sun Gang's heart suddenly became nervous.
The Japanese fast cruiser "Naniwa" is a smaller version of the "Yoshino" and is also one of Japan's main battleships. The Japanese used all their assets in the Battle of Tsushima, hehe.
The three of them looked at each other again, Sun Gang nodded, and the three of them accelerated at the same time and swam towards the target.
The cold sea water made him feel particularly sober at this moment. He saw that the "Naniwa" had approached the "Gaosheng" and forced it to stop, but his speed of approaching the enemy ship made him feel as slow as a turtle. Hurry! Hurry! He didn't know what time it was now, and he couldn't look at the watch. He just realized that the underwater attack plan he had made actually had many loopholes! He should have got a diving watch earlier! If his underwater explosion plan could not be implemented before noon, the "Gaosheng" would be sunk by the Japanese at around 1:00 p.m. for refusing to be a prisoner! Thinking of the scene of the inhumane Japanese sitting in a small boat and shooting at people struggling in the water, he was furious, and the blood in his body began to boil! The sea water didn't feel so cold anymore.
We must not let the Japanese fire! We must sink the Naniwa before she can fire her guns and torpedoes!
He no longer knew where Su Xin and Ling'er were. He turned on the underwater thruster to maximum speed and rushed towards the "Naniwa".
The outline of the Japanese warship grew bigger and bigger. He seemed to see the figures of sailors on the gun positions. He adjusted his direction and began to dive, slowly approaching the "Naniwa" with the help of the underwater light.
Now the Japanese's attention is all on the Gaosheng. If they are careful enough, they might find that three small figures underwater are approaching quietly.
Finally, Sun Gang's hand touched the rough underwater hull of "Naniwa". He carefully turned off the thrusters, let it float there, and prevented the thrusters from touching the hull. He took off the magnetic mine and gently stuck the mine on the hull of "Naniwa" with trembling hands.
At the moment when the mine was firmly attached to the hull, his heart somehow calmed down.
After making sure that the timing knob was turned all the way by hand, he removed another mine, glued it in place, and turned the knob all the way.
After checking that everything was correct, he raised his middle finger, made an international standard contempt gesture towards "Naniwa" underwater, turned on the thrusters, and quickly fled the "crime scene".
He didn't know how long he had been swimming underwater. When he turned around and could no longer see the huge ship with his naked eyes, he still didn't dare to surface and let the thrusters carry him forward. It was not until he saw two figures in the water not far away holding the same thing as him jumped out of the water that he floated up.
On the sea, the silhouettes of two ships in the distance were very clear. Su Xin and Ling'er saw him and nodded at the same time as if they knew what he meant. Ling'er even imitated Su Xin and made an OK gesture to him.
How much time has passed? How is the naval battle going? Will the Jiyuan and Guangyi leave safely? Or have they been destroyed by the Yoshino? Has the Caojiang, another old gunboat transporting military supplies, been captured by the Akitsuzou?
His mind was full of chaotic thoughts for a moment, and the time that passed second by second seemed particularly long. He remembered that the book said that during the Normandy Landing in World War II, many people who were waiting for news of the landing smashed their watches in the square. He felt the same way now. His heart was extremely nervous and seemed to be about to jump out of his chest.
Suddenly, the hull of "Naniwa" seemed to shake slightly, and streams of water burst out one after another. The ship shook, and suddenly, a huge orange-yellow fireball erupted in the middle of the hull, emitting billowing smoke. Then, with one flame after another, the entire warship suffered a series of explosions and began to tilt. There was another violent explosion, and the thick smoke instantly covered everything!
The three people stared at all this in amazement, hardly able to believe their eyes!
Because, when the smoke cleared, the "Naniwa" on the sea had disappeared, leaving only the "Gaosheng" there!
The violent explosion smashed some debris onto the Gaosheng, and not even a single Japanese sailor's body could be seen on the water! Only the floating debris and oil on the sea surface reminded people of what had just happened.
The whole process takes less than five minutes!
Su Xin was the first to recover from the shock. He excitedly stretched out his palm and clapped it with Ling'er . Su Xin patted Sun Gang's shoulder hard, and he came to his senses. He immediately waved his hand and made a return gesture to the two of them.
The three people swam back. Not far away, Xiao Yuer heard the explosion and hurriedly drove the boat out to pick them up. Su Xin took off his helmet and screamed in the direction of the "Naniwa" shipwreck on the boat. Ling'er took off her diving suit and helped them to fish out the propeller together with Xiao Yuer.
Sun Gang changed his clothes. Su Xin had not yet recovered from his excitement. Xiao Yuer and Linger were not as exaggerated as him, but they also looked very happy. After all, they had made contributions to their country, and their little simple hearts were filled with pride.
The two of them started to sail back. Seeing that Sun Gang was still in a daze, Su Xin patted him hard to bring him back to his senses.
"I really admire you to death." Su Xin said to him sincerely, "It's so cool to destroy the Japanese warship. When I go back and tell those guys about it, they will be so envious that they will vomit blood."
Sun Gang looked at him with amusement, "If you knew who you killed, I think you would feel a greater sense of accomplishment." He looked at Su Xin's expression and said, "Do you know who the captain of that warship is?"
Su Xin looked at him in confusion, "I don't know, who is it?"
"It's Togo Heihachiro. You killed Japan's future naval 'god of war', the future commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet." Sun Gang said, "Now, even the Battle of Tsushima may not happen. We have also changed the modern history of the Japanese."
"What? What's gone? " Su Xin's eyes almost popped out of his head. "What's the modern history of the Japanese?"
"I don't think anyone can withstand the explosion just now." Sun Gang knew he had said the wrong thing again. He stuck out his tongue and changed the subject, saying, "No matter how many mines we have, they won't have that kind of power. I guess it must have happened to detonate their ammunition depot or something, maybe the shells piled up next to the gun position. The Japanese like to fire quickly, so they always like to pile the shells on the deck."
"Haha, I killed the Japanese 'God of War'!" Su Xin grinned and said, "I'm so fucking awesome! When I think of my great achievements, I can even wake up laughing in my dreams at night!"
