. The Third Reich under Ten Thousand Characters  Volume 4: The Sorrow of France  Chapter 44: Singing forever (2) [Free chapters for brothers]

The dark sea surface, a wave of waves passed by, and the huge black shadow slowly rising from the depths of the seabed was like a huge black whale floating out of the water to breathe, stopping at the seabed about five meters away from the water surface. The slight engine sounded, and the small bubbles suddenly appeared and made a slight sound on the terrifyingly quiet sea surface. From here, we can also know that every time the submarine floated, it was risking its life, of course, the premise was that there were enemy warships nearby.

“The diesel engine is working properly.”

"The No. 2 and No. 3 torpedo launch pipelines are ready."

"Periscope rises: meters... have risen to water

Otto's eyes were full of doubts. He was the captain of the submarine. He received an order a week ago to set off from William Harbor and came to Scotland's Moray Bay for a mine-burning mission. His U-23 submarine had just laid 9 mines in the waters of Scotland's Moray Bay. On the way back, he received an order to hunt a transport destroyer departing from Britain. He has been ambushing in the nearby waters for five hours, but he has not yet found the British Bold destroyer on the intelligence.

“Dive down!”

The activity space of the submarine is very narrow, and the air inside the submarine is filled with an unpleasant smell of diesel, but this is not the most troublesome. Compared with the diesel smell in the main combat space, the food and steel dispersed smell in the lounge and torpedo launching room are even more disgusting.

Because the space was so small that Otto could only stand and command as the commander. The only place he could get the power to sit down was in his captain's lounge. At this moment, he was in a rough mood and looked at the HNA instruments on the submarine. If the navigator had not promised that he had not missed the ambush position, he even doubted whether his submarine had come to the wrong side because of the failure of the coordinate instrument.

It was a very simple calibration instrument, and any combat planning revolved around that machine. This machine had no screen, so it was even more impossible to have detailed battle marks. Its existence was just because Germany had excellent navigators who kept recording the routes they had sailed and recorded where they were now according to the latitude of the diagram.

Next to the instrument is a small table filled with paper. These inconspicuous and even dirty papers, every symbol and every record, are priceless in the eyes of seamen in any country. Because of these inconspicuous record documents, there are also commendable achievements for sea wolves. Any action is contributing to the growth of sea wolves, because of the existence of excellent sea navigators. Sea wolves will not cruise into the enemy's encirclement.

The most important officer of each U submarine is not the captain of the ship, but the operator of the cipher machine placed next to the command position that constantly rotates the electronic rotor. The rank of the officer operating this cipher machine is very scary because he is the operator of a confidential machine. With a special identity and the necessity of existence, the rank of the personnel operating the cipher machine sometimes even exceeds that of the submarine commander. (Not historical fact, here is Xu Yang's concern that the cipher machine will be captured. The specific reasons will involve the contents of the future)

The operator of this cipher machine was a colonel, who was directly transferred by the Supreme Staff of the Empire. His name was Viariga and directly obeyed Admiral Karl Denitz. This man was a little taciturn. Although he could not maintain unnecessary military appearance in the submarine, he always tried his best not to let his uniform be dirty. Among the 50 submarine officers and soldiers on the ship, he was the only person wearing a blue uniform.

As we all know, the environment of the submarine is not as dirty as that of the land, and it is very easy to get dirty when working. For example, now, even Otto, as the submarine commander, wears a coat casually and does not pay attention to his own instrument. He even has a stubble face and his top is dyed with some strange colors. It may be the vegetable soup that was stuck when eating, or the iron filings that were rubbed when checking the machine. And so on. Needless to say, the instruments of other officers and soldiers are thrown on the streets. There are also a bunch of homeless men who have been abused as national worms.

Due to long-term underwater navigation, submarine officers and soldiers could not enjoy a hot meal at all. When sailing under the sea, the stove inside the ship could not be used. The 50 officers and soldiers on the ship, regardless of the ranks, could eat canned food. The fresh water on the submarine was very lacking. Except for necessary drinking water, any waste was defined as luxury. At other times, officers and soldiers who were wasting fresh water would be rejected, or even stabbed in the back. No one wanted to die of thirst in the submarine because of lack of fresh water and unable to get ashore.

Viariga once made the mistake of wasting freshwater. He was an officer who paid attention to instruments. Of course, the army officers paid attention to instruments, but he did the wrong things on the wrong occasions and regarded them as very precious freshwater for bathing. Therefore, for a long time, he was recognized as unpopular figure of the U-23 submarine. The proud colonel staff officer certainly did not know what he had done wrong. When he accidentally heard the submarine officers and soldiers discussing, he realized that his behavior was wasting the lives of the officers and soldiers of the ship. This made him regret it. The colonel staff officer who dared to act bravely admitted his mistakes and did his best to make up for his mistakes. This opposition situation was alleviated.

From the above description, one can imagine how bad the smell inside a submarine that has been sailing for several weeks: the smoke produced by diesel engines, the smell of rotten food, the odor in the toilet and the smell of sweat on the crew... It is not difficult to understand why Cologne perfume is very popular on German submarines.

Viariga noticed a little movement. The indicator light of the electronic rotor of the password machine illuminated. He quickly **tighten the button to fix the paper. For a moment, the sound of the instrument typing sounded, and sentences composed of letters and letters were displayed. New commands were issued on it. This is a relatively advanced instrument. Under the operating principle of the electronic rotor, the raised buttons will automatically rise and fall, leaving a password with a series of letters on the paper.

"General Erich ordered us to cruising and standby, and our submarines near the Scottish Moray Bay are gathering here. The Assemble Coordinate Commander, this is our current location!"

Otto's eyes were sharp, and he clenched his fists, and his sonorous and powerful: "How many?"

The electronic wheel of the password machine is still rotating, and the password instructions on the page of the second chapter are still increasing.

The professional cryptograph operator understood the meaning of the cryptograph at a glance. After Viariga deciphered it, he looked excited: "Thirteen! Commander, it is thirteen U-submarines, we have made big moves! We will cooperate with the i fleet! The aircraft carrier Zeppelin and the aircraft carrier Seedlitz will also participate in the war!"
Chapter completed!