Looking at Tan Fenglin's excited face, Zhao Gang's eyes were wet. They both knew very well that no matter how powerful a 2,000-ton cruiser was, he was not the opponent of a large cruiser, let alone ten battleships and twenty cruisers.

Even so, Tan Fenglin accepted the task fearlessly and turned around and went out.

Such a brave subordinate, Zhao Gang naturally would not let him die in vain. Watching Tan Fenglin leave, Zhao Gang returned to the temporary headquarters in Lushun. He opened the drawer and issued a document: 'Start the Pig Plan.'

At 19:30 p.m. on April 8, 1895, ten people, including the Navy "Pig 1" and "Pig 2", set off from Lushun and flowed to the British special-mix fleet in the direction of the tide. In the next ten hours, they will walk 40 miles away, or... end their journey ahead of schedule,

Ten "little pigs" quietly sailed towards the special-mix fleet. At this moment, the moon was dark and the clouds were low. The visibility was very low, which was very helpful. However, the sea water in April was still cold, which consumed a lot of energy to the operator. As the commander of the attack, Captain Li Hongxing drove "little pig 1" at the front. Due to the low visibility and the situation on the shore, Captain Li Hongxing could only drive towards the harbor based on the direction indicated by the compass.

Ten miles ahead, there was a shipwreck in front of me. The coal transport ship that the Japanese robbed at the time contained spare materials transported from the previous few times. Li Hongxing took it out, including ten propeller propellers, which could allow the piglets to move forward 5 kilometers without any effort. After half the distance, the remaining 20 miles required the piglets to overcome it by relying on their own physical strength.

Li Hongxing knew that although those who operate the "little pig" were all fierce men with many choices, the distance of 20 miles was still too difficult for people, and they didn't even have the confidence to complete it himself. Li Hongxing pinched his pocket with a meaningful intent, and the things contained there were said to be able to complete the task without any fatigue.

When he arrived at the 30th mile, Li Hongxing's companion opened his pocket. Li Hongxing obviously felt that the motivation to move forward had increased, but looking at his companion's red face, Li Hongxing felt a little sad. When he arrived at the 35 mile, his companion's condition became a little bad, his face turned blue, but he was still persisting. Li Hongxing noticed that his companion opened his pocket again and his motivation became stronger again.

When it was 7 miles away from the Inter Mixed Fleet, Li Hongxing had to stop. There were 20 operators in the 10 piglets, but 8 people had died, which was undoubtedly due to what they were taking.

After an hour of renovation, the six piglets set off again, and the remaining four "piglets" became the tombs of the 8 warriors. In the distance, there is the Inter Mixed Fleet stationed on Dadong Island.

The last 7 miles of journey was not easy to walk, the hull broke, the personnel were extremely tired, and three pigs fell behind. Li Hongxing had no time to be sad. If he could not complete the task, he would become a "dead pig". The dead were gone, and the living had to work hard for his life.

The British army was very cautious on Dadong Island. There was a lightning protection net at the entrance of the harbor, and there were many explosives hanging on the Internet. Once it hit, it would be crushed to pieces. Not to mention torpedo speedboats, even small submarines like "Little Pig" have no loopholes to drill. Moreover, patrol boats patrol at the entrance of the harbor from time to time. When there was a suspicious situation, they would drop deep-water bombs indiscriminately. When Li Hongxing and his party came to the entrance, the patrol boat had just dropped deep-water bombs and left. The violent vibration caused by the explosion of the deep bombs under the water made the waves sway and bumped. Li Hongxing finally controlled the stability. "Brush--" A snow-white light cut through the dark night sky--the searchlights set on the British army searched back and forth. Captain Li Hongxing quickly waved to the "Little Pig" behind and drove to the dead corner under the breakwater.

Looking at the heavily guarded entrance, Captain Li Hongxing felt a little disappointed. How could he enter the port? He could not think of a careful and safe infiltration plan. The sky paid off. Just as Captain Li Hongxing was thinking hard, good luck came, and good luck came to Li Hongxing. Three British destroyers returned from sea. After indicating their identity with light signals, the anti-submarine network at the entrance of the harbor was slowly opened and the destroyer entered the port was released. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Captain Li Hongxing quickly waved his hand to greet the two "little pigs" behind him, quickly followed behind the destroyer, and successfully passed the heavily guarded warning circle!

After entering the harbor, due to the darkness, it was impossible to identify the berthed warships. The three "little pigs" could only sail towards the three largest warships based on their usual training. Captain Li Hongxing selected the battleship "Prince Made", Captain Marley Group chose the battleship "Queen Elizabeth", and Sergeant Ma Xingyun selected the target of the 7,500-ton "Hangora" first-class cruiser.

The target was certain, and the three "little pigs" each began to act. Since warships passed by from time to time in the port, the wake generated by the warship navigation swayed the light "little pigs" left and right, and it took a lot of effort to stabilize it. The three groups of commandos have overcome all difficulties after long-term targeted training, and finally got over the various difficulties, approached their respective targets in secret, and unloaded the time bomb near the keel in the center of the ship. However, after so long driving the boat, the physical strength was consumed greatly, and they almost reached the point of exhaustion. There was no more strength to fix the bomb on the hull, so they could only be unloaded and allowed to sink to the seabed below the ship (fortunately, the water depth of Dadong Island is only 13 meters, and the seabed is only a few meters away from the bottom of the ship, so it will not affect the power of the explosion). Then, the detonation time is adjusted by the timer and the half-thunder body is driven to retreat out of the port.

Although Li Hongxing and others placed the bombs underwater and should be very hidden, there will always be some strange movements on the water surface, which attracted the attention of the British army patrolling in the port. When Captain Li Hongxing and Sergeant Bianqi had just surfaced and were about to take a breath and rest for a while before evacuating, a dazzling beam of light shone firmly on the two. With a burst of "tumbling" engine sounds, the British patrol boats had arrived, and the two of them had no time to have a job.

He Ying was captured. The other four commandos were also captured one after another. It can be seen that the British army's security on Dadong Island was still very tight, but unfortunately they failed. The Northeast Navy had already placed the bomb! According to the prior agreement, the six captured commandos were all silenced to deal with the British army's interrogation, and they did not tell the British army until ten minutes before the explosion. In this way, the British army company's withdrawal of warship personnel was very tight, let alone searching for and eliminating explosives!

With three loud bangs, a large hole was blown out of the bottom of the three ships. Such serious damage generally makes it difficult to escape the fate of overturning and sinking. Fortunately, the water depth of Dayong Island is shallow. After entering the water, the three ships sat several meters and sank to the bottom of the sea, thus escaping the doom of destruction. However, despite the geographical advantages, the three ships were still severely damaged, especially the "Prince Maid" and "Queen Elizabeth" battleships could not go to sea until the end of the war!

The "Little Pig" attacked Dadong Island, severely damaged the British two majestic battleships and one first-class cruiser. It seriously weakened the strength of the British special mixed fleet and had a huge impact on the combat of the war in early 1895. The most direct result was that in early 1895, the power to attack the Lushun Fortress suddenly decreased by 30%, especially the losses of important heavy artillery were even more serious, and all 305mm cannons with a diameter of 45 were lost. The old cannons with a diameter of 28 could not effectively eliminate the hidden artillery in Lushun.

Due to the damage to the strength of the special-combination fleet, Britain lost its absolute advantage of special-combination. The heavy blow suffered severely affected the morale and combat effectiveness of the special-combination fleet, so that the British Prime Minister lamented: "The Far East War has entered a quagmire!"

In this attack, the Navy of the Northeast Republic only dispatched 10 "little pigs" and severely damaged two battleships and one cruiser at a punctual cost. The attack on Dadong Island was indeed a successful attack with a small price and a great result!
Chapter completed!