Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

"Ahead of schedule? What do you mean?" The first mate frowned slightly when he heard Qiu Shutong's words.

"When we were passing through the Aleutian Islands, the ocean current we encountered made us almost a day ahead of schedule." Qiu Shutong said with some helplessness.

"So long ago?" The first mate was a little surprised when he heard Qiu Shutong's words.

"What do we do now?" the first mate asked.

"There is no other way. We can only take one step at a time. Let everyone turn off the engines first and let the submarine float slowly on the ocean currents." Qiu Shutong thought of a solution that was not a solution.

"Without an engine? Wouldn't it be too risky to do this? Let's not talk about shutting down the engine. If we encounter a Militian anti-submarine and have no time to dive, let's just say that all the equipment in the submarine now needs engine power. .”

"If the engine is turned off, the ventilation problem alone will be enough for us to bear." The first mate also touched the sweat on his forehead.

In the confined space of a submarine, in order to reduce the possibility of being discovered by the enemy and to ensure the combat effectiveness of the submarine, too many weapons are equipped in such a space.

As a result, the internal space of the submarine is small, and the engine is also inside the submarine, which causes the internal temperature of the submarine to be extremely high.

Especially in the second half of the submarine, near the engine, the temperature even exceeded 50 degrees.

It can be said that the living conditions of submarine soldiers are very poor.

Now Qiu Shutong said that the engine should be shut down, which would further increase the temperature inside the submarine.

At the same time, since the engine is shut down, the ventilation system can only rely on battery power.

According to the current battery technology of the Imperial submarine, relying solely on battery power can only last the entire submarine for one hour.

If the engine is not started after an hour, the entire submarine will face a lack of oxygen.

By that time, either the submarine will surface for air, or everyone will suffocate inside the submarine.

However, every time the submarine floats up, it is a test.

"There is no other way. When the time comes, the wolves will take turns to come up for air."

"It's better for us to stay outside Oahu now than to wait inside Oahu." Qiu Shutong said slowly.

The first officer knew that what Qiu Shutong said was true. Inside Oahu, there were military warships everywhere. As soon as they surfaced, they would definitely be discovered.

Therefore, compared to the interior of Oahu, their distance is considered safe.

Following Qiu Shutong's order, the entire wolf pack became completely silent.

Due to the lack of ventilation, the temperature inside the submarine even at the front end reached 56 degrees. Near the engine, the temperature exceeded 60 degrees.

At this time, the soldiers inside the submarine had taken off all the clothes they could.

But even so, the sweltering environment still made them sweat profusely.

Finally, it was time to come up for air. When the hatch cover opened, the submarine soldiers, who were almost going crazy with heat, got out of the cabin one by one and stood on the wet deck, feeling the coolness brought by the sea breeze.

When the sweat on their bodies had just subsided, they got into the cabin again, closed the hatch, and the submarine sank again.

Then, a new wave of submarines surfaced.

Qiu Shutong and the others, under such conditions, took turns to surface for air. Even though this is troublesome and the soldiers work hard, they all know that it is all for the empire.

Time passed by, and when night fell again, it was the last day of 1912.

在大夏帝国京城的这一天夜晚，时间刚刚来到1913年1月1日中午12点。米利坚华盛顿时间1913年1月1日零点，夏威夷时间1912年12月31日傍晚6点。

Li Fu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Great Xia Empire, held an impromptu press conference and invited the ambassadors of European and American countries to Xia.

At the press conference, Li Fu solemnly announced that he was at war with the Allied Powers. The reason was that the empire needed to take back the concessions of various countries within the empire and the land that was immediately taken away by various countries due to unequal treaties.

At the same time, Li Fu once again mentioned the merchant ship of the Great Xia Empire that was sunk by John during the Battle of Jutland.

Publicly accused the Kingdom of John and the Kingdom of Gaul of colonialism in East Asia. oppressed people of all ethnic groups in East Asia.

Li Fu said that Daxia, as a major country in East Asia, had the obligation to lead East Asian countries to resist Western colonization.

As soon as Li Fu's press conference came out, Western countries were in an uproar.

The Allies, headed by the Hans Empire, welcomed and supported Daxia's move, and called East Asia an East Asia for East Asians.

The Allied Powers, led by John State, condemned Bactria.

But this kind of condemnation is no longer relevant to Daxia.

At this time, Daxia had completed all pre-war preparations, and even the fleet had arrived in front of the Milician Pacific Fleet.

Now it's an arrow that has to be fired, whether the Allies point out the accusation or not, it's the same for Daxia.

Could it be said that if the Allies did not accuse, Daxia would not go to war?

After Li Fu announced that Daxia and the Allied Powers had entered a state of war, he left the venue, leaving only the confused Allied Powers.

Alex, the ambassador of Gaul, looked at the back of Li Fu leaving, and he was filled with emotions.

The Daxia Empire joined the Allied Powers, which was something he had expected for a long time. After all, Daxia had shown its ambitions for Southeast Asia a long time ago.

Therefore, Alex had already reminded Gaul to pay attention to the possibility of Daxia joining the war.

In Gaul, there are two factions regarding Daxia's participation in the war. One group believes that Gaul's core colonies are in Africa, and Southeast Asia can be ceded to Daxia.

But the other group felt that Daxia was provoking Gaul and that Gaul should fight back.

Moreover, the colonial core of the John Empire is in Tianzhu. According to the treaty between Gaul and the John Empire, if there is a war between the John Empire and Bactria, then Gaul will also need to join the war.

Since there is no way to avoid the war with Daxia, why should we retreat?

This idea has gained the upper hand within the Gallic Empire.

As for the John Empire, they had actually made such preparations for a long time. Therefore, no matter how tense the situation was on the European battlefield, the colonial armies from Tianzhu and Southeast Asia were not used, just to prepare for Daxia.

When the ambassadors from various countries brought the news back to Europe that Daxia had joined the Allies and declared war on the Allies, the Allies also began to declare war on Daxia and withdrew their ambassadors from Daxia.

Li Fu also announced the withdrawal of ambassadors to various countries and sent all ambassadors to Daxia out of the country.

While various countries were busy preparing for war and sending ambassadors out of the country with gifts, earth-shattering news broke out from the American side. The American Pacific Fleet was annihilated by Daxia in one fell swoop, and the entire American Pacific Fleet was annihilated.