69novels Chapter 314
Chapter 314
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“Quick, throw away all unnecessary things on the ship!”
Captain Hiei, Colonel Shin Nakajima, personally took action and gave orders to the soldiers on the ship to throw away all the things that could be dismantled and thrown away!
He also took the lead in throwing all his personal belongings off the warship and onto the sea!
The main reason why ships can float on the water is because their buoyancy is greater than gravity, so they can travel on the water without worrying about sinking.
However, once gravity exceeds buoyancy, it will be a big problem and the ship is very likely to sink.
Therefore, when designing ships of various countries, a warning line will be set. This warning line is usually called the maximum displacement. If the ship’s load exceeds this limit, it may sink due to insufficient buoyancy.
The battleship Hiei was designed to have a displacement of only about 27,000 tons, and a full load displacement of only 34,000 tons. When heading north this time, the Combined Fleet is expected to carry out missions for a period of time.
Therefore, each battleship in the fleet is fully fueled and is equipped with a large amount of ammunition and weapons.
Therefore, the battleship Hiei itself did not have much redundancy, and at this time, due to the influx of seawater, the weight of the battleship Hiei suddenly exceeded the overload displacement, and the battleship was already slowly sinking.
In order to avoid In order to prevent himself and his battleship from sinking to the bottom of the sea, Nakajima Jin had to order all kinds of things on the ship to be abandoned, so that the battleship Hiei could float on the sea before the breach inside the battleship was blocked!
The obedience of the soldiers came into play at this time. After hearing the captain’s order, the more than 1,000 soldiers on the ship did not hesitate at all, and threw out their personal belongings and all kinds of things on the ship. They threw away everything that could be thrown out.
For a while, all kinds of things thrown from the warships were floating on the sea, including clothes, fuel, and food.
There were also some heavier things such as shells, tools, etc. After it was dropped, it sank directly to the bottom of the sea.
With the joint efforts of more than 1,000 soldiers on the ship, the Hiei finally stopped sinking. At this time, except for the three compartments that were pierced, the other compartments inside the battleship were basically closed.
So, a group of soldiers took pots and pans and even took off their clothes, used clothes to absorb water, and drained a large amount of seawater under the deck.
Seeing that the Hiei slowly regained its balance and remained stable, the group of young officers on the Bismarck had to admit one thing: they lost the bet. General Lütjens’s inference was correct. The Hiei really did not sink!
“The person holding the basin is so lucky that it didn’t sink at all!”
“If the mine was more powerful and the damaged area was larger, the Hiei would be doomed!”
“After all, it is a warship, and the armor near its waterline plays a great protective role. Without these armors, the Hiei would have sunk for sure!”
The officers began to discuss, and they discussed several key factors that allowed the Hiei to survive.
However, Lütjens saw something else: the military quality of the foot basin people!
“No wonder the people of Jiaoben were able to defeat China and Russia, their navy does seem to be quite capable!”
Lütjens said with emotion, as long as the people of Jiaoben made the slightest mistake in the process of salvaging the Hiei, the fate of this battleship would probably be the same as the previously sunk Saikyo Maru.
But they did not make any mistakes, instead they salvaged the Hiei, which shows that the navy of Jiaoben is at least very good in terms of training level and combat quality of soldiers. If they had not conducted such damage control drills in normal times, they would not have been able to make such a quick decision in such a situation!
“”Let’s go, there is nothing for us to do here, let’s get ready to set sail for the Magic City!”
Lütjens had no intention of staying here.
The Foot Basin fleet encountered a mine attack, lost a troop transport ship, and seriously damaged a battleship.
Their losses were quite heavy, and more importantly, the explosion of the two mines dealt a great blow to the confidence of the Foot Basin Navy.
After they witnessed the terrible scene of their companions being sunk by mines, they must have a fear of mines in their hearts.
Before the mines were cleared and the safety of the route was confirmed, it was impossible for the Foot Basin to risk attacking Vladivostok.
After all, the Foot Basin people did not know how many mines the Celestial Empire had deployed on the sea!
So, after seeing Hans’ fleet heading south, the Foot Basin people also led their troops back to their homeland and did not stay on the sea any longer.
The withdrawal of the Foot Basin people meant the failure of the first attack on Vladivostok.
He Before they arrived in Vladivostok, they lost a troop transport ship and paid the price of more than 1,800 casualties.
Because of the untimely rescue and the very short time from the Saikyo Maru hitting the mine to sinking, more than 600 of the more than 2,000 personnel on the Saikyo Maru were rescued, and the rest were either missing or drowned.
After the news that the Combined Fleet encountered a mine and suffered nearly 2,000 casualties was transmitted back to the mainland of Jiaoben, it immediately caused a shock to the government and the opposition in Jiaoben.
On the army side, after returning to Jiaoben, Muto Nobuyoshi immediately described the incident with exaggeration, focusing on blaming Suzuki Kantaro.
In Muto Nobuyoshi’s description, Suzuki Kantaro was a cowardly and incompetent person who disregarded the lives of thousands of army soldiers and only cared about escaping!
After the news spread, within a very short period of time, everyone in Jiaoben was shocked and angry about the news.
Many young people in the army gathered outside the Tianhuang Palace, demanding that the emperor remove Suzuki Kantaro from his position and hold him accountable!
The navy was naturally unwilling to be outdone, and many naval generals who participated in the operation stood up to clear Suzuki Kantaro of the charges.
The argument between the two sides about whether Suzuki Kantaro was guilty quickly got out of control, and the navy and the army soon fell into chaos of mutual attacks and slander!
This chaos quickly spread throughout Jiaoben. Because Jiaoben is an island country, the navy of Jiaoben has a very high status and a great influence in Jiaoben.
However, the army has more people than the navy, and their strength as a group is limited. The amount should not be underestimated.
As a result, the two forces quarreled and the situation gradually tended to get out of control.
In the end, the two sides quarreled, and Jiaoben Tianhuang had to stand up and express his position to appease the emotions of both sides.
Suzuki Kantaro resigned voluntarily due to too much pressure, and committed suicide at home. This incident once again shocked the entire Jiaoben.
After Admiral Okada Keisuke took over the position of commander of the Combined Fleet from Suzuki Kantaro who committed suicide, he refused to cooperate with the army and sent troops to attack Vladivostok.
Affected by this, Jiaoben’s attack on Vladivostok was forced to be postponed. Taking advantage of their civil strife, the Celestial Empire had enough time to strengthen Vladivostok’s defense. They not only dispatched a large number of troops to Vladivostok, but also purchased a large number of large-caliber naval guns from Hans, and hired some of Hans’ defense experts.
Under the advice and guidance of Hans’ experts, it took half a year to build Vladivostok into an impregnable naval fortress!
The next year, when the Jiaoben Navy and Army were forced to cooperate under the pressure of Tianhuang and sent troops to attack Vladivostok again, what appeared in front of them was a fortress with strict defense levels, complete firepower configuration, and unusually sufficient manpower.
Seeing this fortress, the Jiaoben people immediately lost their appetite.
If they really attacked this fortress, God knows how many lives they would have to fill.
So, the Jiaoben people withdrew their troops very tactfully. Anyway, for them, if they want to go to war with the Celestial Empire, they don’t necessarily have to choose Outer Northeast. They still have a stronghold in Kwantung State, and the entire Korean Peninsula is their colony. They can completely launch an invasion of the Celestial Empire from Goryeo!
After experiencing the Vladivostok crisis, the Beiyang government realized the importance of the navy, so they planned to establish a navy of their own.
To this end, they sent a special telegram to Hans, asking if Hans could build warships for them, just as he helped the Qing Dynasty build the Beiyang Navy during the Westernization Movement.
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