the world is at stake

On this day, Zhou Qingfeng got the combat order he wanted, and took the cargo ship that traveled across to prepare to go south.There were originally a thousand M-26 sinking anchor mines on board, half of which were used to protect the off-shore Anton and Anju, and the other half remained on board.

It was a hulking thing with 250kg of explosives, and it was huge and powerful.It is the most convenient for emergency arrangements to block waterways.

During the day, the cargo ship set off from Anchuan, took the advance team members including Zhou Qingfeng, and the minelayers sent by the navy, and sailed at high speed all the way to Qingdao—the Soviet sailors were excluded.

Before dark in the afternoon, it turned east again, its speed reduced to eight knots, and it pretended to be a civilian ship from Japan, approaching Incheon Port under the Japanese flag.

The US military has deployed patrol boats and warships with radars outside the port.Warships are responsible for vigilance, and patrol boats scan the sea back and forth with searchlights at night.According to intelligence investigation, any ship approaching the port must be boarded and inspected.

For this operation, Zhou Qingfeng's cargo ship deliberately made a certain camouflage in Qingdao, making it look more like it has been exposed to wind and rain all year round on the sea.There is also a Japanese ship number on the side of the ship.

Sailing on the sea, Zhou Qingfeng could clearly see the US patrol boat approaching quickly.In the thick darkness, the opposite searchlight swept across the hull, illuminating the deck of the cargo ship white and shining.

"Get the ship's registration information and manifest ready." Zhou Qingfeng stood on the deck of the ship, "I hope our camouflage is perfect enough."

When the distance was shortened to 30 meters, the rumbling engine of the US patrol boat could be heard, as well as the faint cannons under the searchlights.

Once the camouflage fails, the patrol boat's machine guns can smash Zhou Qingfeng and others into pieces.Not to mention there are guard warships who don't know where to hide.

At that time, the high speed of [-] knots will be in vain.

Zhao Glasses also stood on the deck of the ship and said in a low voice: "Now Japan is the largest logistics base for the US military in East Asia, and a large number of cargo ships sail to North Korea every day.

The ship registration information and manifests we got from Hong Kong are all true, and we can completely fool them.Even if the U.S. military boards the ship to check, they will find that the cargo hold is indeed full of military supplies. "

Zhou Qingfeng didn't say anything, and looked at the sea coldly.

After the US patrol boat approached, it shone its searchlights on the side of the cargo ship.They will compare the registry information on hand to confirm that an identical cargo ship is indeed sailing from Japan to North Korea.

Zhou Qingfeng only had brains, but behind his whimsical idea was a group of underground workers who were silently contributing—he had to find a cargo ship of similar size in Japan that was also headed for Incheon.

'Brother Pills'.

This is the current name of the cargo ship that Zhou Qingfeng is on.He felt weird about the name, but he didn't think much about it, and his attention was focused on the US patrol boat in front of him.

The cargo ship is slowing down, ready to welcome American personnel to board the ship for inspection.Zhou Qingfeng took a deep breath, thinking about how humble he would be to be like a Japanese later on.

But the patrol boat ran around the cargo ship twice, but went away on its own.

"What the hell are these Yankees doing?"

Zhao glasses froze for a few seconds.The speed of the cargo ship was reduced to four knots, but the Yankee had no intention of boarding.He leaned his head on the side of the ship and watched the patrol boat with its searchlight on speeding away.

Zhou Qingfeng was also surprised and said: "This is a war, and the Americans are too foolish. I knew they were arrogant, but I didn't expect them to be so arrogant. I thought no one would dare to provoke them. Then don't blame me for being rude."

The American soldiers on the patrol boat didn't even think about boarding the ship at night for inspection. They just looked at the ship's number on the side of the ship to deal with their errands.

When the searchlights disappeared, night fell again.Only sporadic lights on the cargo ship were shining.Zhou Qingfeng immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie at hand, and ordered to the advance team in the cabin: "Everyone is here, let's move."

"Measuring the water depth."

"Set up the mine rails."

"Open the cargo hatch, start the crane, and lift out the mines."

There were only seven advance teams at the beginning, but now there are more than 50 people.The extra manpower comes from the navy, and has basically received training in mine laying.

Zhou Qingfeng's current location is just outside the Incheon Port, about [-] nautical miles away from the port.A little further ahead is Wolmido Island outside the port.

This is a busy waterway in and out of the port. There is no GPS now, and ships are guided by lighthouses when sailing at night.

If you stay for a long time, you can see US cruisers and even aircraft carriers appearing off the coast of Incheon, responsible for providing artillery or air strike support for ground troops.

Since the water depth in this sea area varies greatly, Zhou Qingfeng dared not throw mines casually even though he had hydrological data in hand, so he had to measure the water depth step by step.

After the measurement, the fixed depth of the anchor mine should also be set in consideration of the ebb and flow of the tide.After setting, the M-26 mine is hoisted out of the cargo ship by the crane, installed on the deployment slide rail and pushed into the sea.

The mine body of the M-26 is placed horizontally on the mine vehicle as a mine anchor.Its lightning chain is very short and cannot be deployed in deep water areas, but it is very suitable outside shallow water ports.

This thing was designed in 1920, and it is considered old by now.But it is powerful enough, easy to deploy, and it is still very convenient to use to deceive people.

The cargo ship began to zigzag, running back and forth outside the dark port.

Zhou Qingfeng stood nervously on the deck of the ship and listened. What he is most afraid of now is the radar and shore artillery deployed by the US military near the port.

As long as the old American coastal defense personnel are a little vigilant and responsible, they will find a cargo ship running back and forth like crazy on the radar screen.

If he heard the sound of the cannon, what Zhou Qingfeng could do was to immediately accelerate Hussein in the cockpit to fifty knots, frantically fleeing towards the open sea, and at the same time prayed for God's blessing to prevent the cannonball from catching up.

But time passed by little by little, and only the deck of the cargo ship was bustling in the dark night.

The mine-laying personnel did not dare to turn on the headlights, and could only use very small power bulbs for lighting. They lifted one after another heavy mines out of the cabin and slid into the sea almost in the dark.

The nearly [-]-kilogram mine will sink erratically, and the mine chain will be released to suspend the mine body at a certain water depth.

Different water depths deal with different targets.A patrol boat of dozens of tons has a draft of only one or two meters, so it is definitely impossible to touch it.A [-]-ton cargo ship with a draft of about six or seven meters may encounter it.

If it is a cruiser or even an aircraft carrier, it will make a lot of money.Hitting one ship can make the U.S. military restless, and even MacArthur can't sleep well.

A total of four detachable mine-laying slides are installed on the sides and tail of Zhou Qingfeng's freighter, and a mine will be laid into the sea every minute.Except for some waves, the thunder body will not leave any traces on the sea surface.

The officers from the navy have to record the mine map at all times and plan the channel well, not because they are afraid of hitting the mines they have laid, but because they are basic operations.

Mine-laying minesweeping is a psychological problem. Zhou Qingfeng strongly requested that a timing device be added to the mines—it can be set to let the mine trucks that sink to the bottom release the mine chains every few hours, days, or ten days.

If the time is not up, the lightning chain will not be released.Minesweeping will become an extremely hard job, and divers must go underwater to find them. The seawater at the mouth of the sea is often turbid yellow-green, and it is not always possible to find them.

As long as a mine emerges in two or thirty days, it is enough to stop the sailing of warships and civilian ships entering and leaving the port.In the end, it will not be over without losing a few minesweepers, killing dozens or hundreds of people, and wasting precious time.

During the mine-laying process, Zhou Qingfeng's greatest danger was encountering a US 'Fletcher'-class destroyer guarding the harbor.The ship suddenly rushed out of the port passage at a speed of [-] knots, almost brushing the side of the cargo ship, and left without restraint.

"Director, the water depth is less than seven meters." Bray's naval officer came to report, "Based on our position with the lighthouse on Benny Island outside Incheon Port, the cargo ship is about to enter the shallow water area of ​​the port."

Before the large-scale development of Incheon Port, the water depth of the port was very shallow, and some waterways were only six meters long.MacArthur became famous because he played a beautiful hand in a place that was not suitable for landing.

The 'Fletcher' class has a draft of [-] meters and can still pass through the port of Incheon.Zhou Qingfeng's cargo ship has a draft of [-] meters, and there is a risk of running aground if it does not follow the prescribed deep water channel.

"Prepare for thunder." Zhou Qingfeng said in a deep voice.

Drifting mines are mines that can automatically determine the depth.It has no anchor chain, drifts with the current, but can be activated and self-destructed at a time.Because of its erratic whereabouts, this thing is something that lacks virtue, and the minesweeper hates it to death.

Zhou Qingfeng had no intention of entering the port of Incheon to take risks, so he simply used a crane to hoist hundreds of floating mines from the cargo hold in one go, and threw them directly into the sea.

It will suspend at a certain depth and run around, wherever the ocean current goes.Before it self-destructs on time, it's a major disaster.

As soon as the thunder was scattered, Zhou Qingfeng didn't care.The speed of the ship increased to twelve knots, and she pretended to be indifferent and prepared to flee.

Just half a day after Zhou Qingfeng happily laid mines, another cargo ship with the same ship name of "Brother Maru" was racing towards Incheon Port at an ordinary speed of [-] knots.

"Wow... Driving this ship is so exciting, I feel like the master of the sea." In the cockpit of the real 'Brother Maru', Father Clark held the steering wheel and shouted happily.

Because of the divine operation of the priest, thousands of tons of obscene "consolation goods" in the cargo hold were confiscated by the military police of the United Nations Command.But they also had a blessing in disguise, vacated the cargo hold, and began to run transportation tasks.

On the vast sea, more than a dozen members of the "Brotherhood" also experienced the shocking extreme speed of their cargo ship.They didn't return to normal until they got close to the sea off Incheon.

Ma Keshi looked at the sea in a daze, and sighed: "Our opponent must be using their cargo ships to carry out high-speed transportation to the battlefield. They can transport at least [-] tons or even [-] tons of materials each time."

"So what?" The leader's attendant Thomas brought a few bottles of whiskey from the lounge, and shouted happily: "Don't be so pessimistic. China is extremely poor now, and they can't transport anything."

The consolation didn't do anything.But Father Clark, who was at the helm, interjected and shouted loudly: "Look, the aircraft carrier is our aircraft carrier."

A fleet appeared at the end of the sea line. Among the dozen or so escort warships, the most conspicuous one was undoubtedly the huge aircraft carrier in the inner circle.

Marcos grabbed the binoculars and looked out the porthole. "It's the CV-21 'Boxer' aircraft carrier. It participated in the Incheon landing a month ago, and it should be carrying out the air strike mission against Pyongyang."

"Wow, we, America, are so powerful!"

"Wow, the invincible US military had such a powerful aircraft carrier decades ago."

"Wow, this is a moment to witness history, I am proud to be an American."

Pastor Clark, who was steering the wheel, had a flushed face and kept blowing rainbow farts.Looking at the majestic aircraft carrier from a distance, the other members of the 'Brotherhood' also felt their hearts surging, wishing they could sing a song to express their feelings.

Americans who stand at the forefront of industrialization are indeed entitled to be proud.When they rely on their national strength to act mischievously all over the world, they also express confidently that 'being strong is justified'.

However, when everyone was moved by themselves, a column of water more than 30 meters high suddenly appeared on the side of the "Boxer" aircraft carrier far away.The water column exploded out of thin air from the bottom of the sea, rushed to the sky, and shone brilliantly in seven colors under the sun.

How beautiful!

The splash of water in the air can almost wash the deck.

After more than ten seconds, the bang of the explosion came along the sea surface, and the low rumbling sound was like muffled thunder. The dozen or so members of the 'Brotherhood' were all standing behind the porthole stupidly.

The water column from the explosion fell, and a big hole could be clearly seen on the starboard side of the 'Boxer', and sea water was pouring in frantically.After a while, the nearly [-]-ton aircraft carrier tilted slightly.

The deck of the aircraft carrier was already in chaos, a large number of fighter planes preparing to take off were whistling and sliding in the tilt, and even the air crew operating on the deck fell into the water from a height of tens of meters like ants.

what the hell?

Attacked?

This is really a moment to witness history.

Chapter 13 Major Battle Results

The "Boxer" aircraft carrier is the NO.13 ship of the Essex class. The name of the ship comes from a British warship captured by the US Enterprise during the 1812 war.

It has just repaired its own damaged reduction gear in Yokohama, Japan, and rushed to join the 77th US Task Force. It is going to go around to Wonsan in the east of North Korea for another beach landing, so as not to crash into the anchor that Zhou Qingfeng set up last night. thunder.

The M-26 anchor mine released its anchor chain five hours after sinking to the bottom, and floated about four meters below the sea surface.It hit the engine room on the starboard side of the boxer, and the impact fuze detonated 250 kg of high explosives inside it.

The soaring water column is like a volcano erupting under the sea, setting off violent waves.Although the surrounding ships could not see the flames, their eardrums were hummed by the shock wave of the explosion, and their footing was unstable.

Although the mine looks clumsy and heavy, it just floats in the water and has no technical content, but it is a very terrifying weapon.

The warship would rather suffer the high-explosive shells of the 460mm main gun of the 'Yamato' than encounter mines.

When the shell exploded, most of its power was actually vented into the air.But water is incompressible, allowing all the power of explosives to pour onto the hull.

With the same charge, the power of sea mines can be several times or even dozens of times greater than that of artillery shells.

The full load displacement of the Essex-class aircraft carrier is only [-] tons, which is far inferior to those super giant ships of the later generations that can easily move [-] to [-] tons or even hundreds of tons.

After the explosion of the M-26, the huge power continuously destroyed more than a dozen watertight cabins on the bottom and sides of the aircraft carrier, and even lifted the "Boxer" from the water.

The hull of more than 3 tons seemed to be pushed up and arched upwards.

The moment the water column rose, the bulky hull fell again, as if smashed into the water.The keel in the hull could not withstand such devastation. Although it was not broken, cracks appeared.

There are more than [-] fighter planes on the deck of the 'Boxer' preparing to take off.The explosion caused extreme panic among the pilots and air crew. Many people could not stand still and were overturned by the sudden shaking of the hull under their feet.

When the spray from the explosion disappeared, thousands of tons of seawater poured in from the blasted gap, causing the hull to tilt to the right.At this moment, the alarm bell in the ship rang loudly, and the damage control team ran desperately to close the airtight cabin and plug the damaged pipes and gaps.

The escorting warships of the aircraft carrier were all dumbfounded. They were attacked in a sea area that they thought was absolutely safe, and they were hit hard when they were overwhelmed - they didn't know where the opponent was.

The cargo ship of the 'Brotherhood' was about seven or eight nautical miles away. They looked at the huge aircraft carrier from a distance like a mountain sailing on the sea. In the blink of an eye, this mountain was in bad luck.

Holding the binoculars, Marco could see a large hole of two to three square meters on the waterline on the starboard side of the 'Boxer'.According to the characteristics of mine explosions, the hole below the waterline will only be ten times larger than the waterline.

The Essex class was the main aircraft carrier of the U.S. military in the latter part of World War II, but the most severely damaged ship was the 'Franklin', which was hit by two 250-kilogram bombs from Japanese dive bombers.

The 'Franklin' oil depot was set on fire. Although it was finally rescued and returned to the port by its own power, it was found to be of no maintenance value after inspection and was scrapped for dismantling.

The 'Boxer' suffered a slap in the water, and the situation was worse than the bombed 'Franklin'.Right now it has been tilted to the right by about seven degrees. If the damage tube is not strong enough within half an hour, it will sink.

At this moment, the military reporters on the surrounding warships ran out to take pictures one after another. They could write some sad articles afterwards, and a front-page headline report would be there.

"Is there a submarine under the water?" Father Clark's face turned pale, and he held up his binoculars to look around. "It must be a North Korean submarine that infiltrated it, right?"

The dozen or so members of the 'Brotherhood' are usually regarded as high-ranking and powerful.But now they were staying on a cargo ship, seeing the tragic situation of the 'Boxer' and thinking about the possible underwater threats, all of them stood on end with chills, and they all held the binoculars and looked around.

The sea is calm, and there are no enemy planes in the sky. The frigate of the 'Boxer' seemed to be blown up. First of all, it suspected that there was a submarine underwater, and started searching around in an anti-submarine formation.

Seeing their own warship rushing over aggressively with black smoke rising, Clark and the others felt their scalps shiver.Thomas whispered, "Should we get out of here at full speed?"

Mar Keshi immediately objected, "Full speed? Do you want to drive at fifty knots at the scene of the attack?"

The U.S. military now even installs radar on destroyers, and its artillery can shoot accurately.No cargo ship can go as fast as a cannonball.

Melo, executive member of the 'Brotherhood' said: "Contact the 'Boxer' and ask them if they want us to help, such as rescuing people who fell into the water. If not..."

Before the "no need" was finished, a cruiser scattered to search for the submarine suddenly exploded.It exploded very close, less than 500 meters away from the 'Brotherhood' and the others.

"Ah...it's the 'Jamaica' of the British guy." The 'erudite' Marcos recognized the British light cruiser with a unique marine painting on the opposite side.

The 8000-ton light cruiser was running towards the periphery of the aircraft carrier, and the officers and sailors of the British Navy on board were watching any suspicious targets around, including the cargo ship 'Brotherhood'.

As a result, the review has not yet reached a conclusion, and the 'Jamaica' exploded by itself.

The 'Jamaica' is a treaty-type light cruiser 'Fiji' class designed before World War II, and it is an authentic British colonial ship.

As long as you see the "colonial models" produced by the old colonial empires such as Britain and France, you will know that they are cheap products used to bully the weak, and the quality is very average.

Only the 8000-ton 'Jamaica' crashed into something. It was really blown up into the air, separated from the water, and fell heavily again.

Due to the close distance, more than a dozen people in the 'Brotherhood' could see the barnacles attached to the bottom of the warship.

Amidst the splash of water, a huge hole was broken in the side of the hull of the 'Jamaica'.