July 31. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Sasebo Military Port.

Just today, the report of the great victory was also delivered to Kii's desk, and the army was afraid that no one would know about his exploits. Two days later, they set out from Beiping and occupied the city of Tianjin.

With the previous unpleasantness, Kii did not discuss this kind of thing with his secretary Sato Gonjun again, but turned a few pages and watched other domestic news.

The military newspaper is different from what the outside world shows to the public, and the things in it are all introductions to the latest achievements of the military.

"Admiral Kiyi. The aviation department of the research institute successfully tested the newly developed carrier-based aircraft on the "Akagi". Sato put the freshly brewed black tea on the table and ordered a consultation that Kii hadn't read. After all, it is a military newspaper licensed by the Navy, and if it is all about the Army, the people in the headquarters will definitely arrest all the newspaper editors and throw them into the sea to feed the fish.

There are also two pictures on this page of the news, one is an aerial shot of the "Akagi" at the moment of the new aircraft taking off, and the other is a photo of Akagi's seniors and test pilots.

"It's nothing more than carrier-based aircraft. That kind of thing, it costs people and money. ”

Kii disagreed, and she, like most naval officers, was not optimistic about aircraft carrier maneuvering. The predecessor of Akagi, the flagship of the First Voyage War, is in the ship's mother, and he is a person with good popularity and weighty discourse, but he is the aircraft carrier mother after all. Externally, the ship girls are all on the same front, but internally, they are not as friendly as the outside world.

Gonjun Sato has seen the news for a long time, and he is not concerned about how good the performance of the new carrier-based aircraft is, but about thinking about another issue. There was a place in the newspaper that clearly stated that most of the test objectives had been completed, and that was it.

"This new batch of aircraft could be thrown directly into the war."

Sato Gonjun's words, Kii did not agree. "At the moment, the army's herd of red deer is advancing inland. Chinese mainland is mountainous and the garrison is relatively loose, and carrier-based aircraft will not have significant benefits even if they are used for land aviation. What's more, this is the result of the research of our Navy, how can we cheap the army's red deer? ”

"So, the war has just begun. Soon more significant news will dominate the front pages. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The Imperial Navy is about to be dispatched."

When it comes to war, Ki Yi is still a little moved in his heart, which soldier doesn't want to become famous on the battlefield and make meritorious achievements. Kii, who is especially eager to prove himself, has a chance to perform despite his idle position in Sasebo. Everyone will clap their hands for world peace, and it is really their turn to carry a gun to the battlefield, and merit comes first.

"As I said, once the Imperial Navy is dispatched, we will definitely need our Ninth Combat Team to escort a large number of transport troops."

Kii remembers that before the Lugou Bridge incident began, Gonjun Sato said this, and she didn't care about it at the time, she just thought that the amount of material transportation would accumulate and increase due to the start of the war, and at the same time, in order to improve security, the Ninth Sentai would need to escort her.

"Then let the maintenance department conduct a troubleshooting of the ships in the port in a centralized manner, and the crew of the ship will ensure that they can assemble for battle at any time. How is the hull of the Spring Rain? ”

After wearing the Admiral's hat for more than a month, Kii also has a general understanding of the team's mission, at least for now, he will not sail for the first time to ask the logistics department to confirm the ammunition situation. The Ninth Sentai has not encountered an enemy at sea since its inception, and its first task is always to gather the thousands of soldiers in the team who have been loitering all day.

"The Maizuru shipyard said it would be officially launched at the end of next month. As for other matters, I will convey them to the departments. "Sato Gonjun is reassuring, just Kii's unprofessional orders, he can quickly write a page of rigorous standby instructions, and the only thing Kii wants to do is sign it.

"It's been two and a half years since a destroyer was built, and Maizuru's people are too abrasive." Thinking that his hull would also take two and a half years in Kure Harbor, Kii was of course not satisfied. She is good at ship design, but she doesn't know how much money and technology the consortium behind it has invested in order to build Kii as quickly as possible, and how many professionals have been transferred from the navy.

So at the same time, Kure Harbor.

The Akagi is being parked in the blockaded coastal waters for the final tests of a new type of ship-based critter, and the other two carrier-based aircraft have completed all tests, except for the new type of ship-based bomber, the Comet. The take-off and landing problems are still not well resolved, and even under the best conditions, piloted by the best test pilots, the success rate of a landing of such carrier-based aircraft is only 12%.

For the test pilots of the comet group, the test flight of such an aircraft is simply a heartbeat, and in case of a failed landing, it is very likely that he will become a martyr.

A researcher in charge of the improvement of the take-off and landing of the comet ship explosion aircraft was also worried, and the problems faced by the previous two planes could be solved, but there was no way to deal with the comet.

While the researchers were busy, Akagi himself was not there.

Kure Harbor was guarding the palace in a battle, and Akagi handed a telegram to Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi. "A secret telegram came from Kaga, the third task force mobile fleet has been assembled at the Kaohsiung Military Port in Yizhou, and will leave for the battle line at any time."

"Expected." Nagumo Zhongyi, who was nearly fifty years old, leaned back in his chair and didn't seem to be motivated. After speaking, he asked again: "Will the telegram be intercepted?" ”

"There will be no problem. Kaga and I are using special frequencies, and if it is not aimed at us, it will not be intercepted. Besides, the code text is known only to me and Kaga. ”

"That's good, in case it is intercepted by someone with ulterior motives. It can get into trouble. ”

Akagi understood what he meant, she was also a 40-year-old person, and a lot of words could be pointed. "No one has the guts to move Kaga. After all, her adoptive father is the head of the Konoe family, and he is a popular candidate for the next prime minister. ”

"No, there's still a chance of danger."

After Nagumo finished speaking, he knocked on his cherished pipe and added a small half packet of South American tobacco to it. "Let's talk about something else. Nobuo was admitted to Tokyo National High School this year, and now school has started. It's a pity that I, a father, didn't have the opportunity to take a leave of absence to send him. ”

Akagi, as an old partner who has known Nagumo Tadaichi since the Imperial Naval Academy, also grew up watching Nobuo. "Nobuo is a child with ideals. He also tries to do it a lot of the time. ”

The cyan flame on the match lit the tobacco core, and Nagumo Tadaichi, who was half a smoker, was very skilled in the steps of lighting cigarettes. "He is also 16 years old this year, and at that age I also fantasized about putting on a military uniform as soon as possible and becoming a mine soldier."

Nobuo is the opposite of Nagumo Tadaichi, he wants to be an aviation soldier, and he may have spent winter and summer vacations in the town guard mansion every day when he was a child, and he has heard and seen this ideal.

"It's not a big problem, as long as he passes the assessment, Kaga's subordinate air team and I will welcome him at any time."

Nan Yunzhong couldn't be happy when he heard this, "He should be engaged in painting, his health is poor, and his eyesight is not good." Even if you become an aviation unit, you are just a maintenance personnel and have no chance to fly carrier-based aircraft. ”

Akagi knew that Nobuo had been frail and sickly since he was a child, and if he was an ordinary family, he might not be able to afford the high cost of medicine, which was why Nagumo Tadaichi always picked him up from Tokyo during the winter and summer vacations. After all, what father would not love his children. "Nobuo is indeed talented in painting, but in today's domestic atmosphere, even university teachers have invested in military scientific research, I'm afraid that you and I, as well as Miss Keiko, can't persuade Nobuo."

"Maybe throw him on the battlefield to experience the experience, and he won't have any illusions."

Nagumo Zhongyi's words frightened Akagi, and she hurriedly persuaded: "This can't be helped, even if it is sent to the Marine Corps, it will rush to the front line to fight at any time." With Nobuo's physical fitness, something will definitely happen. ”

Keiko said the same thing. He also said that if I really threw Nobuo on the battlefield, he would divorce me. ”

Hearing this, Akagi understood what Nagumo Tadaichi was talking about. Maybe Nagumo Tadaichi really doesn't want his only son to follow his path, after all, not every mine soldier can be the leader of the aviation team.

"Wait for spring break, let Nobuo come to the town to guard the mansion. I'll try to persuade him. ”

"It's useless, he's just pestering you to fly the latest carrier-based aircraft."

Akagi thought about it, it was indeed like this a few years ago. Akagi also hid from Nagumo Tadaichi, and really let Nobuo experience a Type 99 ship explosion pilot. Of course, Akagi uses the ability of the aircraft carrier to control the plane, otherwise a pure newcomer who has only read a few books will definitely have a flight accident.

"Maybe we're spoiling him too much and really want to teach him a lesson?" Akagi immediately thought of the most suitable candidate, Kaga, who had the name of "Demon Instructor" in the first air battle. Speaking of which, Kaga is very strict with others, but Nobuo is more tolerant.

"It's useless, you know Kaga's character. She doesn't have a problem with children. Nagumo Tadaichi is also worthy of being a partner with Akagi for more than 20 years, and he has already guessed Akagi's "clever plan".

The two looked at each other and smiled, both feeling helpless about how to educate Nobuo. The admiral and flagship of the dignified battle, but there is no way to face this kind of trivial life.

"Report."

"Come in." Hearing someone knocking on the door, the two quickly changed from a lazy sitting position to a straight seat. As for Nobuo's topic, it can only be put aside for the time being, and the urgent telegram at this time is likely to be a secret order from the commander's headquarters.

The communication soldier who came in looked a little hesitant, but when he saw Nanyun Zhong looking up at him, he still put the message in his hand on the desk. "Your letter, Lord Admiral."

As soon as Nanyun Zhong finished reading the contents of the short letter, he suddenly stood up from his chair, and because of his age, he felt that his eyes were dark, and he stumbled two steps and almost fell. Akagi was faster than the signal soldier and held his own admiral. "Sodaichi, what's going on?"

The letter was still in Nan Yunzhong's hand, but the emotional Nan Yunzhong was speechless for a while. Akagi snatched the letter and read it carefully.

Nagumo Tadaichi's wife, Miss Keiko, was hospitalized with lung cancer, and the doctor issued a critical illness notice.

"How could this be?" Akagi couldn't believe what he saw, and he couldn't wait to rush to Tokyo immediately. For the two of them, this letter was like a bolt from the blue, and although Miss Keiko had occasional asthma attacks, her medication never stopped, and she was checked by a doctor every month. "Hurry up and contact the hospital to confirm, go quickly!"

After receiving Akagi's order, the communication troops ran away quickly.