I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 182 Bizarre Events

"What is this?" Lin Chen was very confused when he saw this thing.

Director Duo didn't say much, just handed it to Lin Chen.
"Open it and see for yourself."

After the exquisite box was opened, a "Gold Star Medal" was placed inside.
The "Gold Star Medal" is made of gold with a purity of more than 90%.

The five-pointed star has a diameter of 30 mm and weighs 21.5 grams. The words "Hero of the Soviet Union" are engraved on the back, and there are several numbers above the words, which is the medal number.

The background of Venus is a pure silver bracket with a purity of more than 90%, weighing 12.186 grams, in a rectangular shape, with red silk cloth in the middle, symbolizing the red flag.

The entire medal weighs 34.264 grams.

Matching it is a red gold-stamped certificate issued by the Central Executive Committee or the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
After opening it, there was actually a one-inch black-and-white photo of Lin Chen with a stamp on it.

Below is the name, date of birth, place of origin and other information.

To Lin Chen’s surprise, the number was very early, only three digits.

You should know that this kind of hero medal and certificate was awarded more than 10,000 times during the entire World War II.
The only flaw is that the individual's military rank is still captain, which is probably his rank when he participated in the Battle of Kursk.

"General, how come this thing is here with you?"

Lin Chen was a little surprised. The Soviet Hero Medal was so unusual, and it was awarded by other countries?
Director Duo smiled and said, "Maybe they think that you will not go back after you leave their place, so they feel embarrassed?"

"But you did make an amazing contribution to their Patriotic War, you deserve this medal!"

Director Duo did not go on to explain how the medal came about, and his response was rather vague.

But the stuff is definitely genuine. This is the highest honor for Soviet soldiers in World War II, and they can enjoy many preferential treatments in the future.

"General, if you have a mission, just tell me."

Lin Chen knew this guy's face too well. He might have applied for this medal. Moreover, such a precious honor showed that he wanted to accomplish something big on his own.

"Okay, you are a straightforward person! I just like your straightforwardness!"

Director Duo laughed and started talking about business.

"It's like this. Our military aircraft lost contact with several B-29s in a certain sea area. We are still confused, so."

When Lin Chen heard this, he was like, fuck, isn’t this the plot of the Bermuda Triangle?

"Where?"

Director Duo pointed his finger at an area circled in red on the map of the Pacific theater posted on the wall. This was the area between the Japanese mainland and Okinawa.

"It's right here. At the moment we can only estimate this area."

"Such a large area? Haven't you ever conducted a search and rescue mission?"

"Of course, we sent out two sea rescue planes, both with experienced pilots, but neither of them returned. And..." Director Duo hesitated to speak.

"And what?"

Lin Chen's curiosity was also successfully aroused.

"Alas, these pilots all sent out distress signals before they lost contact. It seems that they encountered some black bird."

"Black bird? The B-29 bomber is the latest aircraft. Don't they always fly in formation?

Moreover, the search and rescue aircraft are equipped with high-powered radios, and are heavily armored. Most importantly, they are equipped with orange life rafts. How could they not find them? "

Lin Chen is very familiar with this type of search and rescue aircraft in the navy, and he himself has been rescued by a search and rescue aircraft.

"The B-29s that lost contact all suffered minor damage and were left alone. What was very strange was that they also mentioned black birds in their last calls for help. We did not pay enough attention to it at first. But later, when such cases occurred more and more, we found something was wrong. It was not until we sent out two search and rescue planes and both had the same problem that we realized that there was a high possibility that something was wrong in this area."

"Maybe the plane was damaged and fell into the sea, and then the rescue plane also malfunctioned." To be honest, Lin Chen himself felt that this explanation was nonsense.

Once is a coincidence, twice is a coincidence, so many times are coincidences?
"That's what we thought at first, until we heard the last radio call for help." He pressed a button on a device that looked like a tape recorder.

From inside came the pilot's last two desperate cries for help.

"Help, help, help!"

"The plane was hit by a large black bird. There is an island below. We plan to make an emergency landing."

Then there is no more.

"Sigh~"

Lin Chen suddenly felt something strange.

"Big bird? How big? Also, are there other islands in this area?"

"We have looked through all the hydrological data for this area, and there is no record of black birds. Black birds are not common in the vast ocean. We also have no information about islands in this area, and there have never been any related reports from airplanes passing through."

"Then I can find it if I go there?" Lin Chen was a little unhappy. Isn't this a job to die? Why do they always ask me to go?
Hearing Lin Chen's tone, Director Duo could understand and could only patiently explain again,

"We gathered relevant experts and thought it might really be an island, but sending an airplane was definitely unrealistic. We decided to send a destroyer. If there is an island, a search and rescue team will be needed in speedboats to rescue it."

He smiled somewhat awkwardly.
"You know, if we have people missing and we don't search and rescue them, it will be a huge blow to the image of our military, and the tens of thousands of family members in the country will not agree with that."

Lin Chen understood that he wanted to lead the search and rescue team.
I have rich experience in forest warfare, can fly a plane, and have good skills and brains. I am indeed an excellent candidate.
The most important point is that he is still an orphan. If he dies, they don’t have to pay any pension.

What a good calculation.

"I'll give you a search and rescue team, equipped with emergency medical supplies. If you find an island, go up and search. If you don't find it, just come back. Your mission is accomplished. How do you think?"

Director Duo obviously used a negotiating tone and showed enough respect to Lin Chen.

"To be honest, it's not very good, but I have no choice but to obey the arrangement."

Lin Chen was equipped with the Allen Sumner-class destroyer "Sea Bull".

It is an enlarged version of the Fletcher class. Its combat radius is larger than any previous class of destroyers and it is the best destroyer built by the United States during World War II.

Full load displacement: 2800 tons,
This is quite a bit larger than the "Fletcher" class;
他的对空防御能力更为出色，有四联40毫米博福斯机关炮2座，双联40毫米博福斯机关炮2座，单管20毫米厄利孔机关炮11座；
The main gun is still 127 mm with powerful firepower.

After receiving the order, Captain Major Cooper immediately took Lin Chen and other Marines and sailed at full speed to the sea area where the incident occurred.

The destroyer was very fast and reached the destination after traveling at a speed of 25 knots for about 5 hours.
But the strange thing is that although the weather today is very good and the weather forecast is normal,
But just in front of them, dark clouds suddenly appeared.

Captain Cooper worriedly suggested to Lin Chen that there seemed to be a storm ahead, and his destroyer was too small and had no ability to break through the storm zone in the ocean.

So he suggested returning.

As the highest-ranking military officer, Lin Chen certainly has the power to make the choice.

But for some reason, he suddenly had a strong feeling that something in that area was calling him to go there. This feeling was hard to explain.

He opened his personal information panel and found nothing unusual.

"Captain, dark clouds have also been spotted behind the ship."

At this time, a monitor suddenly reported.

Several people immediately walked out of the warship's command room and looked back.
Sure enough, the black clouds behind were thicker, and the lightning and thunder inside were much stronger.

"Damn it! Didn't they say the weather in this area is very good? Why is it so bad?" Captain Cooper cursed angrily.

Only Lin Chen felt that this might not be the weather forecaster's fault.

The plane that crashed before probably also encountered this kind of strange situation.

"Captain Cooper, drive forward! We have to complete the mission after all. Since we can't avoid it, let's just go through it!"

After hearing Lin Chen's opinion, Cooper gritted his teeth and ordered his first mate,

"Full speed ahead, order all ships to prepare to withstand the storm!"

As the first mate passed on the order, the "Sea Bull" immediately accelerated to an astonishing speed of 33 knots.
In the ocean, this speed of nearly 60 kilometers per hour is extremely terrifying.

The ship sped towards the sea covered with dark clouds.

Soon, huge waves began to surge on the sea.

Huge waves of more than ten meters high came one after another, and the "Sea Bull" was tossed up and down in the waves.

Captain Cooper looked solemn. His warship could still barely withstand the current situation, but if the wind and waves continued to grow strong,

It is also very possible for everyone to go to the sea to feed the fish together.

It’s no use thinking about these things now. Turning back is impossible. I can only grit my teeth and move forward.

Hopefully this storm area won't be too large.

But as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

After driving for more than an hour, there was no improvement at all. Instead, the wind became stronger and stronger, and the rain turned from heavy rain at the beginning to heavy rain.

The most worrying thing is the huge waves.
The two or three thousand ton destroyer is now like a young leaf in a stream, in danger of capsizing at any time.

From Lin Chen to everyone else, they had put on life jackets and were staring at the nearest lifeboat.
Although in such huge waves, this kind of thing will not have much effect,

But at least it is a life-saving straw.

"Look! There's an island at 2 o'clock on the starboard side!"

Someone screamed.

Following the direction he pointed, it seemed that there was indeed a black area on the sea level, as if...
"No, that's not an island! That's a tsunami!"

Lin Chen was the first to react.
An island is just a point or a small section, how could it be such a continuous black line?
Captain Cooper was also panicked at this time.

Although he had been through many battles, this was the first time he faced such a terrible tsunami.

"Turn right and rush towards the tsunami!" Although Cooper had not experienced it, he had studied similar courses.

When sailing in the ocean and encountering strong winds and waves, you need to head towards the waves.

First, the bow is the strongest part of the ship.
Second, it is easier to control the heading when sailing against the waves.

Third, when sailing down the waves, the stern of the boat is impacted by the waves, which can easily damage the rudder and propeller, causing the boat to lose power and drift (a big taboo in navigation).

Fourth, according to hydrodynamics and ship dynamics, when sailing downstream, the stern of the ship has a large area and is subject to great force, making it easy to be hit sideways by the waves, and then be hit sideways by the next big wave, causing it to capsize.

After all, the destroyer was quite flexible and it quickly completed the turn on the sea, then sailed towards the huge dark waves.

Lin Chen and the others could only place all their hopes on Captain Cooper.
In terms of sailing, he is definitely not as good as his opponent.
But it was not until we got closer that we realized how horribly high the waves were, several dozen meters high.

Oh my god, how can there be such high waves?
"Report to headquarters, we have encountered a super tsunami!" Captain Cooper muttered with a look of despair, "If they can still receive it."

The signalman was trembling with fear, but still sent the message frantically.

"Be prepared to be hit, everyone stay at your post! May God be with you!"

"Be prepared to be hit, everyone stay at your post! May God be with you!"

"Be prepared to be hit, everyone stay at your post! May God be with you!"

Cooper held the intercom and reminded all the officers and soldiers on the ship over and over again in the form of a broadcast.

He took the helm himself and began to head towards the huge waves at a smaller angle.
Because now we don’t know if there will be more waves behind this wave?

If by chance there is still one and it is relatively close, and the ship happens to be on top of it, it is very likely to break on the spot.

Lin Chen looked at all this, he was still thinking,
Why are there such terrible waves? Could it be related to the plane crash not long ago?
Generally, such tsunamis are either caused by nuclear explosions or mysterious areas like the Bermuda Triangle seen in previous lives.

But this isn't Bermuda?

What the hell is this?

But he didn't have time to think any further.
Because of the huge waves, it's here.

Although everyone was mentally prepared and held on tightly to the fixed objects on the boat, and Captain Cooper also demonstrated extremely high driving skills, they still did not hold on for long before being overturned by huge waves.

After the collision, the officers and soldiers on the ship were scattered by the influx of sea water, and many of them died on the spot.

Fortunately, Lin Chen was well prepared. He secured himself in a small corner to ensure that he would not be washed away.
After the water flow became a little calmer, he immediately took a deep breath in the gap and began to swim out desperately.

The destroyer is just a drop in the ocean, but now turned upside down, it is like a behemoth to the American soldiers inside.

Many people were suffocated to death in there because they could not swim out, and some sailors were afraid and wanted to stay in the upside-down space and wait for rescue.

Seeing these scenes, Lin Chen could only shake his head helplessly. Now that disaster was imminent, it was not the time to be a saint.
He felt that swimming out was the only way out, because he knew very well that no one would come to rescue him.

Moreover, the destroyer that was turned over would not be able to hold on for long and would soon be destroyed.

Sure enough, the ship swayed on the sea surface, quickly consumed the air supporting the hull, and then began to sink.
Many sailors who didn't get out in time were desperately shouting for help.

But at this moment no one could save them, and they could only watch them sink into the dark deep sea.

(End of this chapter)