Chapter 131: The Show Is About To Begin
Just as representatives from various foreign powers began seeking out Zhou Wenhua to discuss purchasing the latest model submarines, the 38 U-type submarines had already set off from a secret island on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, heading toward the open sea off Shanghai and the open sea off Yangcheng.
Each U-type submarine has a crew of 49 people: 4 officers, 3 warrant officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, and the rest are all sailors, machinists, and engineers. In addition to a complete set of leather clothes, the submarine personnel are also equipped with a set of oilcloth clothes specifically for bad weather, wool sweaters and underwear, rubber shoes, thick gloves, binoculars, leather shoes, and other clothing and supplies.
After this submarine fleet departed from the wharf at their secret island location, all the submarines began using their engines to quietly slip away from the port and sail into increasingly open waters.
Each submarine is now using diesel engines, and even after they all enter the vast open sea, they still use diesel engines.
This includes the engines for charging batteries, which are powered by diesel engine.
In the central position of the hull, between the diesel engine compartment, there is a small kitchen, some shower rooms, and the bedrooms for the submarine officers and soldiers are also right next to it.
The 50-ton heavy battery is also directly below the deck in this area.
After the outline of the secret island disappeared from the sight of these submarines,
The captains of each submarine immediately arranged three-shift guard troops for security.
Of course, everyone inside the submarine has their own work post, and in the forward compartment, one can constantly hear the rhythmic running sound of the diesel engine.
Zhao Youfa and Lin Minsheng were also on one of the type submarines with the other soldiers, carrying out guard duties and smoking.
The submarine was advancing through wind and waves, with water splashes constantly breaking and washing around the hull.
“I heard that this time we’re going to the distant China to engage in battle with the Japanese Army?”
“Are you afraid?”
After taking a big drag on his cigarette, Zhao Youfa smiled at Lin Minsheng beside him.
“Afraid of what? Don’t forget that we are also overseas Chinese. That is our country, our roots!”
“If the Japanese Army dares to start war again and expand their invasion in our country, I will definitely fight them!”
“Otherwise, I wouldn’t have joined Boss Zhou Wenhua’s submarine force to become a submarine personnel!”
“Although I don’t know his exact background or why he can assemble such a massive submarine fleet, as long as I can kill Japanese soldiers, I will actively participate. We’re not like the Northeastern Army, who are easy to bully and easily lost such vast land, letting those damned Japanese soldiers occupy it all!”
Lin Minsheng, having finished his cigarette, said with a firm gaze and resolute will.
“Well done, worthy of being my best friend—no! Now we’re comrades-in-arms!”
“Since you’re not afraid to kill Japanese soldiers, this time let’s beat the Japanese Navy forces down! Let them also taste the power of our German-equipped submarine fleet!”
“But I have to say, I really admire our Boss Zhou Wenhua. He’s so capable that he secretly assembled such a massive German-equipped submarine force to confront the Japanese Army’s fleet!”
“I’m getting more and more excited for the upcoming battles!”
“In which industrially barren country we will show our might, become famous worldwide, and spread our name across the world!”
“Especially when those foreigners see us Chinese also having a submarine fleet for combat, I look forward to their shocked and stunned expressions—they’ll surely be spectacular!”
Zhao Youfa also finished the cigarette in his hand, flicked the butt into the sea, and said confidently with surging emotions and a face full of passion.
“Of course! You know, this submarine fleet has quite a few elite veterans from underwater troops—that’s what I admire most about Boss Zhou Wenhua!”
“Having submarines isn’t the hardest part; having talent that can drive submarines and command the submarine fleet in outstanding operations—that’s the real skill!”
“To me, he is a mysterious figure!”
“But he is a firm anti-Japanese fighter, so he’s still worth following!”
Lin Minsheng said with a smile.
“Right! He is indeed worth following, and he treats our military pay and welfare very well! It’s twice the salary of submarine personnel from many foreign powers!”
“Although I’m just a second-class reconnaissance soldier now, my salary and benefits are no less than a regular officer’s—in fact, even more!”
Zhao Youfa also nodded in agreement.
Afterward, the two of them stood silently on the deck, gazing at the sparkling sea surface and the seascape around them, lost in thought.
After these 38 U-type submarines all set off,
Zhou Wenhua in his private villa in the foreign public concession in Shanghai also received a telegram from the clone commander Lin Jie of the submarine fleet after receiving the last batch of foreigners coming to purchase submarines, learning that the submarine fleet had begun heading to Shanghai according to his plan.
“Alright! It’s time for the real show to begin!”
“The Japanese soldiers and foreigners in this world will soon witness the birth and emergence of an ambitious talent!”
“They will surely be delighted!”
After reading the telegram,
Zhou Wenhua also revealed an extremely pleased smile.
Immediately, he sent a telegram to a secret clone troops base overseas, instructing them to immediately accelerate the extraction work at their newly deployed overseas oil fields: Kashagan oil field, Nigeria oil field, and Ghawar oil field.
“Whoever owns petroleum owns wealth.”
The real show is about to begin.
