Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 45: Odin’s right eye (6)

　　

　　 The sinking speed of the Adriana was much faster than estimated by the Intelligence Service of the German High Command.

　　 The three hundred kilograms of plastic zha medicine placed in the valuable luggage storage on the third deck tore a fifteen-meter-long and eight-meter-wide opening in the hull near the waterline at the lower part of the bridge, and a huge shock wave blew away instantly After the seven watertight doors around the luggage storage, the turbulent sea filled the three cabins connected to the luggage storage within 30 seconds, and the huge cruise ship immediately tilted five degrees to the right.

　　The sea water poured into this 10,000-ton* cabin like a flood that collapsed, and poured into the three huge boiler cabins on the bottom layer before the huge watertight gate was lowered.

　　Unprepared sailors swarmed to flee for their lives. The conventional entrances and exits had become huge waterfalls, and more than a hundred crew members crowded into a mess around the four narrow escape stairs.

　　 Two minutes and fifteen seconds after the explosion, sea water has begun to pour into the engine room, and the three steam turbines have begun to relieve pressure. With deafening screams, billowing steam gushes out of the cruise ship’s chimney like a volcanic eruption According to the observation report of the German submarine, the steam plume emitted by the Adriana was as high as 1,200 meters.

　　 After a few more minutes, a boiler in the No. 3 boiler cabin that had not had time to close the furnace temperature observation port was filled with seawater. Although it did not cause a catastrophic boiler explosion, it produced a large amount of suffocating poisonous steam. .

　　 This makes the crew who cling to the escape ladder like ants climb up frantically, fighting for the last chance of escape.

　　 The Adriana completely lost power after venting the last point of pressure in the steam pipe. By this time, the ship's roll had reached twelve degrees.

　　 The explosion happened so suddenly, the violent vibration knocked everyone on the bridge to the ground.

　　 The first reaction in Captain Cooper’s mind was that his ship was hit by a German torpedo, but when he roared and questioned the six watching sailors on both sides of the bridge, everyone swore to God that there was no before the explosion. See any trail of torpedoes nearby.

　　The experienced Cooper estimated from the scale of the previous explosion that his ship must have been severely damaged.

　　 But at this moment, he was still holding the hope that the Adriana could survive this disaster with her huge tonnage.

　　 Unfortunately, reality is often cruel. Just when Cooper was about to ask the damage management department about the damage of the ship, an emergency call was made on the third deck where the outbreak occurred. Several cabins near the starboard waterline have been flooded, and the amount of water is so large that it cannot be controlled at all.

　　 Within a few minutes, the water ingress reports of the bottom compartments were also reported continuously. Cooper felt at this time that the Adriana could not be kept.

　　 "Abandon the ship!"

　　 Cooper immediately issued the order to abandon the ship.

　　 "Yes, Captain. Abandon the ship! Abandon the ship!"

　　The three waiting mates immediately reached out and sounded the distress alert.

　　 With the long and stern whistle sounded, the entire cruise ship suddenly became confused like a pot of porridge.

　　 Adriana carried 1,327 passengers and more than 350 crew members of all levels. Most of the passengers were refugees from all over Europe who fled to the United States via Spain, and some were Among the officers and officials who went to the British colonies were an abdicated king and two retired generals.

　　"You go to the first class deck yourself, and you must let the duke and his subordinates get on the first lifeboat."

　　 Cooper gave three whispered instructions.

　　 "Understand, Captain."

　　 The third officer nodded vigorously, saluted Cooper, and walked out of the bridge quickly.

　　 The cruise liner continued to tilt incorrigibly, and the deck was already crowded with crying passengers. Because of the American sense of justice of the low-class cabin attendants, the passengers in the bottom cabins all got on the third-class deck, which is closer to the lifeboat deck. This kind of benevolent behavior, which is beyond reproach in the eyes of ordinary Americans, has seriously affected the rescue operation at this time.

　　 "Don't squeeze, come one by one, we have enough lifeboats for women and children to board first!"

　　The senior crew members screamed with their horns, and the sailors slowly moved the lifeboat davits overboard under the leadership of their team leaders.

　　 The tragedy of Titanic has only passed for less than thirty years. The shadow of that tragedy has not dissipated from the hearts of the people at the time. Passengers scrambled to climb the lifeboat that had not left the deck.

　　 Most of the refugees here are at the bottom of society, and there is no concept of gentleman spirit in these people.

　　 The first to climb on the lifeboat is usually the strong men. The American crew is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. The unarmed crew simply cannot control this disgusting situation.

　　 When they realized that it was impossible for the men to give up their seats again, they had no choice but to let it go. The crew can only try their best to put the women and children who are lucky enough to be close to them into the lifeboats based on the concept of saving as much as possible.

　　" Try to put down the lifeboat on the port side first, and tilt it down like this. The lifeboat davit on the left will soon be unusable! Throw down all the simple lifeboats on the port side, and the lifebuoy is the same! Let the report room continue to signal the distress, Ask all nearby ships for help!"

　　 Cooper stood on the bridge and issued orders loudly.

　　"Send a signal to that British destroyer immediately and ask her to assist in the rescue immediately."

　　 "Captain! That destroyer is leaving!"

　　 The signaler yelled loudly.

　　 "What!"

　　 Cooper jumped to the starboard side in three steps and two steps. The scene before him made Cooper almost couldn't believe his eyes. The British destroyer was turning and speeding away.

　　"These bastards! Are they crazy!"

　　The British warship faced a sinking American cruise ship and died. Is it the end of the world today? Is he crazy?

　　 Cooper could no longer suppress his anger. He stood by the fence of the bridge and yelled at the British destroyer that had run five kilometers away.

　　 "You British cowards, God will punish you! I will sue you! I will curse you! Bastards!"

　　 shook his fist vigorously at the opponent. Cooper, who felt he was not enough to vent his anger, threw his captain's hat overboard.

　　"This group of **** British cowards, they must be afraid of being attacked by German submarines while rescuing us. If I can return to the United States, I will accuse the world of their despicable and shameless behavior of such cowards!"

　　 Cooper said angrily to the signalman.

　　 "I will testify for you then, Captain."

　　 The signal hand spit out at the distant ship shadow.

　　 The evacuation is still in chaos. At this time, the only thing that gave the crew a bit of comfort is that, probably because of the flooding of the bottom tank, Adriana’s kind of tilt that can drive people crazy turned out to be miraculous Stopped.

　　 But because the roll has reached twenty degrees, the lifeboat davit on the port side is no longer usable. Finally, most of the lifeboats on the port side have been put into the sea before this. Although there are still two that have not had time to launch, for the Adriana with sufficient life-saving equipment, this kind of waste is theoretically affordable.

　　 This boat will not last long, Cooper knows very well.

　　 The temporary stability of the hull is not a good thing, which shows that the center of gravity of the ship is decreasing. The bottom compartment has been filled, and the sea is spreading towards the upper compartment. The ship may quickly roll over and sink to the bottom of the sea at any time.

　　The evacuation operation has begun for half an hour, and the deck is still full of crying passengers. At least 40% of the passengers have not boarded the lifeboat.

　　 What worries Cooper even more is that because the lifeboats on the port side were eager to lay down before the pylon failed, many of them were not full at all, which made the remaining lifeboats on board the same amount A big gap suddenly appeared between the number of remaining passengers.

　　 "Captain! German submarine! Right on our starboard side!"

　　 The signaler yelled loudly again.

　　 Cooper hurriedly ran to the side bridge and looked at it. A submarine painted with black and white fragments of camouflage was slowly emerging from the sea less than a hundred meters to the starboard side of Adriana. The shield shape on the command tower The emblem is clearly visible.

　　"What do these Germans want to do? Are they going to kill them all? These are innocent civilians."

　　 Thinking of the rumors about German submarines he had read in the newspaper, Cooper looked desperately at the wet killing machine in front of him.

　　 The submarine stopped there quietly, and then three or four figures appeared on the control tower, and a German navy flag soon rose on the flagpole of the control tower.

　　 "Captain! They are signaling to us, they are preparing to come and rescue us..."

　　 "I saw..."

　　 Cooper stared blankly as a dozen German sailors climbed onto the submarine deck and quickly inflated an inflatable lifeboat.

　　 "It seems that today is really the end of the world."

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　　 Under the bright and charming candle light of the nine-branch silver candlestick in the middle of the table, the imperial dictator gracefully raised his knife and fork.

　　 "Don't worry so much, dear Weierle. Everything is still under our control, isn't it?"

　　 Xu Jun forks a small piece of pink shrimp meat, dips it in the milky white sauce on the side of the plate, and put it in his mouth leisurely.

　　"My head of state, I don’t want to worry about anything, as you said, everything is under our control. I just feel a little doubt now whether a king who has gone down the wild can continue to have his subjects Loyalty. Is it necessary for us to take such a huge risk for such a person."

　　 Weierle put down his knife and fork and leaned respectfully and replied.

　　"Your Excellency Weierle, I think if you want to know the value of this former king, just look at the reaction of the British Prime Minister. According to my personal guess, the fat guy might be in his small basement now. Just worry about his last few hairs."

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