Chapter 1312 Ambush

"Baga! What the hell is going on? What are those idiots in the navy doing?" On a transport ship, Lieutenant General Shozo Sakurai, commander of the 28th Army of the Japanese Army, cursed.

Those transport ships and merchant ships were continuously sunk, and all the losses were their soldiers! Although they have known about this operation for a long time, they will definitely lose a lot. But the loss they expected was after they landed in East Borneo, not now! Before arriving at the destination, they were attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. If this continues, how will this battle be fought?

"Sakurai-san, it seems that we were attacked by a German submarine. We have so many transport ships and merchant ships this time, they have undoubtedly become the targets of the Germans." Honda Masai, commander of the 33rd Army of the Japanese Army The lieutenant general smiled wryly.

"Those guys in the navy, why can't they stop the Germans?" Lieutenant General Sakurai Shozo gritted his teeth.

Lieutenant General Honda was silent. He knew that with the power of the navy, even if he wanted to stop the Germans, he would probably be powerless. All they can do now is to pray that their losses will be smaller.

"Great job! We sank at least four of the islanders' transport ships or merchant ships. It would be great if all the islanders who fell into the water could be drowned." Major Hansen smiled.

Of course he knew that this was almost impossible. After their attack is over, the surviving island country transport ships and merchant ships, as well as those warships, will start rescue. But what is certain is that the casualties of the islanders will not be too small.

"Sir, an island warship is approaching us!" The sonar soldier suddenly reported.

Major Benson's face suddenly changed: "Urgent dive!"

Although the submarine's attack power is very powerful, it is also very fragile. Once hit by a surface battleship, it is almost certain death. At that time, the submarine will become an iron coffin to bury everyone.

The greatest threat to submarines is their concealment. Once the advantage of concealment is gone, the submarine becomes vulnerable.

Submarine U-441 started an emergency dive and soon dived to a depth of fifty meters.

The destroyer "Gao Bo" of the Japanese navy came to this sea area. However, they turned a few times on the sea, but found that there was no target.

"Did you find anything?" Major Ono Shiro, the captain of the destroyer "Gaoba", asked with a dark face.

"Sir, not found. They seem to have escaped." The sonar soldier reported.

"How could it be possible to escape so quickly? Launch a depth charge, and the German submarine must be blown out!" Major Ono Shiro ordered.

"Hi, sir."

One depth charge after another was thrown into the sea, and soon there was a dull explosion.

Although it was not directly hit by the depth charges, the impact generated by the explosion of those bombs caused the U-441 submarine to shake continuously in the sea. All the submariners in the submarine were pale. They all knew that once the sub was hit, they were dead.

"Continue to dive!" Major Benson ordered.

Their submarines can dive to a maximum depth of one hundred meters. If you continue to dive, the strong water pressure may crush the submarine's shell. At that time, I am afraid they will all sink into the sea.

The U-441 submarine continued to dive, and after diving to a hundred meters underwater, the impact force was much smaller. The submariners, including Major Benson, breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the sea is in chaos. A large number of island country transport ships and merchant ships were hit by torpedoes, some transport ships and merchant ships have sunk, and some are sinking. The island army soldiers who fell into the water are everywhere on the sea.

Under the frantic siege of the destroyers of the island navy, the submarines of the German Navy had to retreat. Fortunately, despite not being able to cause greater casualties to the island fleet. But all 10 submarines involved in the attack retreated safely.

When there were no more explosions, Major General Ryuzaki Ruyoshi and Colonel Onishi Shinzo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"General, all the German submarines should have retreated!" A staff officer reported.

"Then how many German submarines have we sunk?" Rear Admiral Ryuzaki Rukichi asked.

This made the officer speechless for a moment.

Major General Ryuzaki Rukichi's complexion suddenly turned black like the bottom of a pot. He knew that they might not be able to sink a German submarine this time. The submarine force of the German Navy caused great casualties to them. But they can only watch the German submarine retreat safely, which is undoubtedly a severe slap in the face!

"General, Lieutenant General Sakurai and Lieutenant General Honda are here." An officer reported.

Major General Ryuzaki Rukichi nodded, and led Colonel Onishi Shinzo out to welcome him. He knew that the two lieutenant generals had obviously come to question the crime. But he has no choice, although the two sides do not belong to each other. But who caused their escort to make such a big mistake, causing the army to suffer heavy losses?

Lieutenant General Shozo Sakurai and Lieutenant General Honda Masazai climbed onto the heavy cruiser Tone with dark faces.

"Ryuzaki-kun, what the hell did you do? Should you give us an explanation?" Lieutenant General Sakurai Shozo asked with a dark face.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I am very sorry for this. We were ambushed by the German submarine force. Although we tried our best to expel them. However, there were still a lot of casualties. Our strength is too weak, and we need There are too many transport ships and merchant ships being protected. That's why this happened." Major General Ryuzaki Rukichi explained.

Lieutenant General Sakurai Shōsan wanted to reprimand him a few more words, but was dissuaded by Lieutenant General Honda Masai.

In the ensuing landing operations, they had to rely on the fleet to provide them with fire support. If Major General Ryuzaki Ruyoshi is offended. Once the other party does not cooperate, the island country army may have to pay more casualties when it lands. Such consequences will undoubtedly be even more unbearable.

Lieutenant General Sakurai Shōsan undoubtedly wanted to understand this, so he swallowed the words that came to his lips.

"Ryuzaki-kun, this action is related to the fate of the empire. Therefore, we hope to get the full cooperation and assistance of the navy. If we fail, it will be a serious blow to the entire empire." Ben Tazheng Lieutenant General Cai said.

Major General Ryuzaki Ruyoshi nodded: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I understand this very well. The fleet will fully support the army's landing in the next operation. However, our strength is too weak. Even if we do our best, I am afraid It's also hard to do!"