Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 35: Underwater

Xu Jun sat up on his narrow but absolutely soft and comfortable bed. He fumbled for a while in the dark and finally found the small overhead light switch on the wall beside him. Classics|Classic|Book Friends Group 25779-060 or 240-0612【】The fluorescent lamp flickered a few times, and then the bright and soft light filled this little captain's room.

Xu Jun sat leaning on the head of the bed, staring at the simple oak paneling on the wall over the bed in a daze. A few months ago, Xu Jun was still considering whether to go to Norway to visit the U-boat museum, but now he is actually lying on the bed of the captain’s room of a U-boat, and this is not the kind of refurbishment. The antique is a real powerful killing machine. Thinking of this, Xu Jun deeply felt the wonder and elusiveness of fate.

u37 is a Type 9a ocean-going submarine that has just been in service for less than two years. She is almost brand new. The dirty and run-down feeling on those old submarines can’t be found in her. She has gone through three oceans. After the cruise, she still kept that neat and clean, and all the equipment was still shining as if she had just entered the water. From this, it can be seen that Gisele is indeed a very capable captain, at least he is a captain who cherishes equipment. Xu Jun has a very good feeling for the young captain from the maintenance of this battleship.

Although she can be said to be very primitive in Xu Jun’s eyes, she is the crystallization of the highest German technology in this era. She represents the most advanced submarine technology and design level of this era. She is the pride of Germany. It is also a nightmare for all enemies at sea.

The crew of u37 are full of vitality and self-confidence. They believe that in their own hands, this submarine can let any enemy who offend her understand her power at any time and anywhere. They all believe that this submarine in their own hands will be able to create the great feats their predecessors dream of, and they will be praised and envied by family and friends because of these feats.

It is not that these young sailors have never thought of the dangers they may face on the road to honor. In fact, only three of the 9a ocean-going submarines have survived, and the remaining five have been in the past two years. In the battles, he was buried under the turbulent waves one after another, and two of the five submarines were still not spared.

Those comrades who were once full of dreams like them are now sleeping in the deep sea, but these can't change their love for their cause. They believe that it is worthwhile to take any risk and pain for their own country, and they are fighting for their country. Although they did not fully understand Hitler's strange reasons for the war, since the war has occurred, then every German soldier should fight hard for the victory of the motherland. This is the responsibility of the soldier and the meaning of the existence of the soldier.

Since you are a sailor, you should be prepared to be buried in the sea. There is a saying that the sea is the best destination for a brave sailor. A sailor should die in the sea instead of the bed at home. It is a sailor's dream to sleep in the arms of the sea he loves. These are the answers the sailors gave Xu Jun. Maybe it is because Xu Jun is not a sailor, so he is a bit difficult to understand the romantic thoughts in these answers, but Xu Jun thinks that this should be the way of thinking of men fighting the sea, and this is in line with these brave sailors. Their personalities make people feel passionate when they think of it.

Xu Jun looked at the small indicators on the wall of the captain’s room. Now the submarine is advancing at a speed of four knots at a depth of 30 meters. It seems that which aircraft or patrol boat is passing now In the patrol area, the clock on the wall shows that it’s three o’clock in the morning. Although it’s still night, the moonlight on the sea is much brighter than I thought. It’s easy for the submarine to travel on the silver sea shining by the moonlight. It was discovered by those patrol planes or ships, especially on the narrow seas of Denmark and Norway. Before entering the North Sea, the submarine must act so cautiously. This is the conclusion reached yesterday after careful discussion with Gisell during the day.

The captain’s room is the best room on the boat. Of course, compared with the luxurious captain’s rooms of those huge surface ships, it’s extremely shabby, but it’s hard and cold in this one thousand-ton ocean-going submarine. The small living space of the crew under the hull is unimaginable for ordinary people. Being able to have this private space here is a manifestation of the supreme authority of the captain on this submarine.

The layout of the captain’s room is very clean and tidy. It can be seen that Gisele is a tidy and disciplined person. On the surrounding hard steel walls are inlaid with a layer of oak board, painted with a layer of light brown-yellow varnish. That bed occupies almost half of the room, and beside the bed next to the boat hull is a simple metal desk with a wooden table top covered with a velvet tablecloth. Above the table is a row of wooden filing cabinets, which are inlaid in wooden panels and painted with the same color varnish as the walls. On the other side of the table is a chair fixed to the floor. A tall locker occupies half of the wall, with a small wall-mounted bookshelf beside it. Then there is a chart frame, but now there is no chart placed in it but it is covered with Gisele's personal photos. Below the chart frame is a small bar sofa. There is even a small wash area in the corner of the room, with a beautiful and exquisite porcelain water bucket and a faucet. There is also a small shelf for washing and washing utensils. An oval mirror is inlaid on the wall above the water bucket. In order to prevent the mirror from being shattered during the battle, a cork board is inserted behind the mirror. The whole room gives people a warm and safe feeling. Xu Jun sincerely admires the meticulous details of the German designer.

Xu Jun got up from the bed, he put on his shiny leather boots with one hand. This pair of leather boots was made by him in Poland. The best lambskin is used for full elasticity, so even with one hand, you can easily put your feet into these boots that tightly wrap your calves. Because he was in a special living environment like a submarine, he didn't change any pajamas when he slept. The military uniform was too troublesome to put on, so he only took off the golden marshal uniform, not even military pants. Just take off and go to bed, so that not only is it convenient to get up, but even if there is some accidental escape, it will not be embarrassed. To be honest, Xu Jun cares very much about his military appearance and demeanor. He pays great attention to his appearance.

Xu Jun unfastened the strap that fixed his arm, endured the pain and put on the marshal uniform, and then fixed the injured hand on his chest again. After doing this, Xu Jun carefully checked it up and down, then put on his military cap and walked towards the narrow wooden door. He straightened the military cap and the Knight's Iron Cross in the small mirror next to the door. Then he opened the door and walked out.

"Ah! Your Excellency Marshal. Salute."

The two commandos standing guard at the door were startled by the sudden opening of the door, and when they saw Xu Jun, they quickly stood up and saluted with guns.

"Oh? Why are you here? Didn't I say that you don't need to stand guard on the submarine?" Xu Jun felt very strange. How could these two commandos defy their orders and leave when Xu Jun just got on the submarine. After ordering not to add guards at the door of his room, the aisle in the submarine is already very narrow, and then stuffing two commandos as tall as a cow in such a narrow aisle is simply creating chaos, not to mention the captain. The room is located between the officer room and the command cabin. A stop by the commando will affect the normal operation of the submarine. These people have already caused a lot of trouble to the submarine, and they really can no longer have any influence on their work.

"Report to the marshal, this is the order of Captain Giselle. He said that a guard should stand guard in front of a marshal anyway. The traditions of the Germans should be observed everywhere, especially on naval ships. The level difference must be kept in mind at all times. He can’t watch a marshal not get the treatment of a marshal on his boat. In life, he can’t do that which has made him very regret and guilt. Simplifying the etiquette for a marshal is really outrageous, so he ordered us to watch the night for you here. He said that he is the highest commander on this ship, and nominally you have to obey his command. So we can’t disobey his orders. And Colonel Duggan also agreed with Captain Gisell’s view, he said that if we disobey the captain’s order, the captain has the right to throw us off the boat for this terrible thing. If it didn’t happen to us, we had to obey his orders. If this makes you feel angry, we are willing to accept any punishment you punish us. Your Excellency Marshal.” A SS commando sergeant raised his head and explained boldly .

"Haha, I don't think it's just the captain's command as simple as that. You actually think that in your heart." Xu Jun smiled and said while looking at the two tall commandos.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal. We believe that you should show your status and enjoy proper etiquette at all times. This is the tradition of the German team. This is an affirmation of the achievements of heroes and warriors. There must be no slack "The sergeant answered without hesitation.

"Really? But this may affect the work of other people on the submarine. I don't want this submarine to have any accidents because the officers were jammed in the aisle by two of my guards, hahaha. Now that I have gotten up, you don't need to watch the night, go to your place to rest. Don't refute me, this is not a suggestion, this is an order." Xu Jun said with a smile.

"Ah, this...yes, my marshal." The two commandos looked at each other face to face, then had to salute Xu Jun again and then turned and walked towards the command cabin.

They were placed in the officer’s cabin, behind the command room. This has always made Xu Jun feel a little sorry. The submarine officers let out their beds to sleep with their entourages. They ran to the soldier's cabin to squeeze with the soldiers, or simply went to the torpedo cabin to make a hanger. But finally this is an ocean-going submarine, and the living space has been greatly improved. There is still some vacant space. If it is a small attack submarine of only 500 tons, it really can't fit nine people at once.

Xu Jun turned around and found that the two commandos had already got through the small round pressure-resistant door of the command cabin. On German submarines at that time, only the doors on both sides of the command cabin were round pressure-resistant doors, and the doors of the other compartment partition walls were ordinary rectangular waterproof doors. It was convenient for the crew to move between these compartments. . Xu Jun decided not to drill the small round hole for now. He put his hand in his pants pocket and walked slowly toward the bow of the boat.

The main color of the interior of the German submarine is the same clean snow white as those inside the tanks. The snow-white walls are lined with various pipes and circuits. Those pipes can be said to belong to this submarine. The blood vessels, any one of them may bring disaster to the submarine.

On the opposite side of the captain’s room is the radio room, underwater listening room and other combat units. It is a small separate space. Except for the radio room and wooden doors, there is usually only a thick curtain. . The listener had obviously heard the dialogue between Xu Jun and the commando. He opened the curtain and saw Xu Jun walking by. He quickly stood up and nodded to Xu Jun. Xu Junchong smiled and nodded, then waved his hand to signal him to continue his current work. The soldier nodded respectfully again, then sat back on his seat and turned his control handle to listen to the movement outside the boat. stand up.

Now the submarine is diving underwater. At this time, the electric motor is used, so there is not much noise. Xu Jun felt a headache when he thought of the roaring noise of diesel engines when he was sailing on the water yesterday, but he could not help it. This is the limit of submarine technology in this era. If you want to change this, according to the current technology, It is a big difficulty. Although there are several ways to reduce this noise a little, the cost will increase a lot and the effect is not obvious. Moreover, the surface noise of the submarine does not affect her combat, so Xu Jun It gave up the idea of ​​reducing the surface noise of the submarine.

Since the submarine has been submersing for a long time, the air inside the submarine is really hard to respect. The combination of the pungent diesel smell and oily smell mixed with various human body odors made Xu Jun unbearable, and the increasing carbon dioxide and other harmful gases made the air in the boat turbid. The air pressure inside the submarine continued to rise with the increase in depth and the discharge of those gases, which made people feel uncomfortable on the eardrums.

When Xu Jun passed the door of the radio room, he glanced in through the transparent round window on the door. It seems that the most comfortable person when sneaking is the telegrapher. Now he is sleeping soundly while curled up on the bed with a military blanket. It seems that this young man is really tired. Think about the bunch of telegrams he receives every day. Xu Jun knew that this young man was absolutely busy in these two days. Xu Jun gently left the window in fear that it would alarm the transmitter inside, and then walked along the aisle towards the officer’s rest area.

The officer’s rest area is only set up on this ocean-going submarine. Other submarines have only a small officer’s room. In fact, this is a space divided for use by officers. There is a beautiful corner sofa and an ordinary round table. Officers can rest here when they are not on duty, chat, play cards and smoke~ IndoMTL.com~ This is also some low-level officers. In the restaurant, they dine on that round table, and the senior officers dine in the officer’s room. The ranks in the German team are strict. There is no special reason why high-ranking officers would not eat at a table.

There are several officers sitting on the sofa in the officer’s lounge area. They may be waiting for a shift. A warrant officer is holding a book and reading with gusto, while two ensigns are playing cards boringly, and a lieutenant is writing something on a letter paper with a cigarette in his mouth. It may be possible to see his excited look. Is writing a love letter to a pretty girl.

Xu Jun walked over gently, but his boots made a loud noise when they stepped on the metal floor. The lieutenant was startled. He raised his head and looked in Xu Jun's direction, only to startle him. The lieutenant jumped up from the sofa like a spring. Because his actions were so sudden, the other three people couldn't help being surprised. They didn't understand what was going on. They put down the things in their hands, turned their heads in doubt and looked in the direction the lieutenant was looking excitedly. Then they stood up abruptly like the lieutenant, and looked at Xu Jun who came over with a smile with his mouth open in surprise and could not speak.

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